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(1):

(n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; - also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.

(2):

(n.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera.