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Spider :: Spider (n.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on t

Nauplius :: Nauplius (n.) A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body..

Hyomandibular :: Hyomandibular (a.) Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes..

Rhinotheca :: Rhinotheca (n.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.

Mandibular :: Mandibular (a.) Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible.

Hyostylic :: Hyostylic (a.) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull..

Gena :: Gena () The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

Mandibular :: Mandibular (n.) The principal mandibular bone; the mandible.

Staghound :: Stag-horned (a.) Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; -- said of certain beetles..

Trophi :: Trophi (n. pl.) The mouth parts of an insect, collectively, including the labrum, labium, maxillae, mandibles, and lingua, with their appendages..

Commissure :: Commissure (n.) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc..

Mandibuliform :: Mandibuliform (a.) Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.

Maxilla :: Maxilla (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible..

Crossbill :: Crossbill (n.) A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak..

Myxa :: Myxa (n.) The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.

Mandibulate :: Mandibulate (n.) An insect having mandibles.

Paragnathous :: Paragnathous (a.) Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds..

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill..

Mandibulated :: Mandibulated (a.) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects..

Maxillo-mandibular :: Maxillo-mandibular (a.) Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the maxillo-mandibular nerve..

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