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1.(of vertebrates) lower jaw or mandible; the lower jaw or mandible (of vertebrates)

2.maxilla of arthropods

xià è

下 颚

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1
n.(of vertebrates) lower jaw or mandible; the lower jaw or mandible (of vertebrates)
- zhè zhǒng jīng yú méi yǒu xì cháng de hàn xià è gǔ
  这种鲸鱼没有细长的颔下颚骨。
  There is no long, slender mandible of a lower jaw in the whale.
- xià è yǔ shé tou
  下颚与舌头
  jaw and tongue
synonym
xià ba下巴 xià hé下颌
antonym
shàng è上颚
2
n.maxilla of arthropods
- mǒu xiē dòng wù shì kào xià è jìn shí de
  某些动物是靠下颚进食的。
  Certain animals feed themselves by maxilla.

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