mentum

Meaning

  1. The chin.
  2. A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
  3. The central part of the labium in insects.
  4. A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛn.təm/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mentum (“the chin”). Doublet of menton.

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