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View synonyms for mentum
mentum
[ men-tuhm ]
noun
, plural men·ta [men, -t, uh].
- Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Botany. a chinlike protuberance formed by the sepals and the base of the column in some orchids.
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Four years later, Lieberman made his own run for president and, despite his declarations of “Joe-mentum,” was an utter flop.
From The Daily Beast
Mentum semicirculare antice rotundatum margine antico emarginato.
From Project Gutenberg
Mentum semicirculare antice rotundatum medio emarginato sive edentulo.
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Lorum: in bees: the angular piece upon which the sub-mentum rests.
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Mental suture: in Coleoptera, the line between mentum and gula.
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Summit of spire heterostrophic; a projection, the mentum, between head and foot; operculum present.
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