Mentum

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The chin; the anterior and inferior part of the mandible or under jawbone of a mammal, with or without associated soft parts.
  • noun. In entomology, the median or central and usually principal part of the labium.
  • noun. In botany, a projection in front of the flower in some orchids, caused by the extension of the foot of the column
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The front median plate of the labium in insects. See labium.
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  • noun. The chin.
  • noun. A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
  • noun. the protruding part of the lower jaw
  • noun. a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
  • Word Usage
    "Mentum: a labial sclerite bearing the movable parts; attached to and sometimes fused with the sub-mentum; corresponds to the (united) stipes of maxillae: in Coleoptera, what is usually called mentum is really submentum: in Diptera, the term is applied to the posterior oral margin: in Hymenoptera, is part of "tongue," the second joint bearing the labial palpi, paraglossae and ligula."
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