GNATHITE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word gnathite. (close relations)
Definition of GNATHITE
Best Alternative Words for GNATHITE
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jaw | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
labium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) | ||||||||
mandible | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||||
maxilla | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | ||||||||
mouthpart | nounn | |||||||
noun • any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding | ||||||||
labellum | nounn | |||||||
noun • The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators. • Part of the mouth of an insect, especially the sucking mouthparts of a fly. | ||||||||
labrum | nounn | |||||||
noun • The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects. • Any of several lip-like projections. • A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath. |