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LANTERN JAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lantern jaw mean?
• LANTERN JAW (noun)
The noun LANTERN JAW has 1 sense:
1. a long thin lower jaw
Familiarity information: LANTERN JAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long thin lower jaw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("lantern jaw" is a kind of...):
jawbone; jowl; lower jaw; lower jawbone; mandible; mandibula; mandibular bone; submaxilla (the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth)
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