mandible

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Instead, bees relied on their mandibles to defend themselves.

From Science Daily

Its body is predominantly metallic blue, except for the antennae, mandibles, and legs.

From Science Daily

The county medical examiner’s office tried for years to find the owner of the errant piece of mandible, but their DNA databases turned up no matches.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a convincing case,” Ward says, “but it’s just one mandible until about 2 million years ago,” when at least two members of the genus, Homo habilis and H. erectus, appear elsewhere in eastern Africa.

From Science Magazine

Their hunting expeditions are dangerous because termite soldiers defend their conspecifics -- and use their powerful mandibles to do so.

From Science Daily