Meaning of MENTUM
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- [n] a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
- [n] the protruding part of the lower jaw
- [n] a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
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| | See Also: | | body part, face, feature, goatee, human face, insect, lineament, orchid, orchid, orchidaceous plant, orchidaceous plant, plant part | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Men"tum\, n. [L., chin.] (Zo["o]l.)
The front median plate of the labium in insects. See
{Labium}.
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