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Lower jaw

Lower jaw --> mandible

The jaw bone. The lower Jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth.


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yes they are

... etc). These animals have a very large gland running the length of the lower jaw. It is the exact same gland as the venom gland of the gila monster. The venom produced ...

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