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LION-JAW FORCEPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lion-jaw forceps mean? 

LION-JAW FORCEPS (noun)
  The noun LION-JAW FORCEPS has 1 sense:

1. a type of forcepsplay

  Familiarity information: LION-JAW FORCEPS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LION-JAW FORCEPS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A type of forceps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lion-jaw forceps" is a kind of...):

forceps (an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies))

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)


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