"mandibles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下顎
• 顎骨

Definition

下顎是昆蟲像下巴一樣的口器，或是人類和動物的下顎骨，用於咬或咀嚼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於生物學和解剖學。動物學時通常用於昆蟲口器（「昆蟲下顎」），解剖學多指下顎骨。用於昆蟲時多用複數，解剖學常用單數。

Examples

Ants use their mandibles to carry food.

螞蟻用牠們的**下顎**搬運食物。

The mandibles of the beetle are very strong.

甲蟲的**下顎**非常強壯。

Humans have only one lower mandible.

人類只有一塊下**顎骨**。

The crocodile snapped its mandibles shut when it saw the fish.

鱷魚看到魚時猛然闔上**下顎**。

Insects rely on their mandibles not just to eat, but also to defend themselves.

昆蟲依靠**下顎**不僅用於進食，也用於自我防衛。

Dentists sometimes call the lower jaw the mandible when discussing X-rays.

牙醫在討論X光時有時稱下顎為**顎骨**。