Mentum

The mentum refers to a projecting structure near the mouth of any of several animals:

1. In insects, the mentum is the distal part of the labium. The mentum bears the palps, glossae, paraglossae, and/or ligula.
2. On the human face, the mentum refers to the protruding part of chin.
3. In certain mollusks, the mentum refers to a thin projection below the mouth, as in the family Pyramidellidae.

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This animal anatomy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Insect anatomy Human anatomy Mollusc anatomy Insect anatomy stubs Mollusc stubs Musculoskeletal system stubs Animal anatomy stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Democratic Convergence Party Carrozzeria Scaglietti Look at other dictionaries: MENTUM — nulli animali praeter hominem; uti nec malae Plin. l. 11. c. 37. Hoc attingere in supplicando, antiquis Graecis mos erat. Idem ibid. c. 45. Unde Ulyssi, ut duro ac inexorabili, obicit Hecuba, quod vultum avertisset, ὡς μὴ προςθίγειν τῆς γενειάδος …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale mentum — mȇntum m DEFINICIJA v. podbradak ETIMOLOGIJA lat. mentum …   Hrvatski jezični portal mentum — men tum, n. [L., chin.] (Zo[ o]l.) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See {Labium}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Mentum — (lat.), das Kinn …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Mentum — (lat.), das Kinn (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Mentum — Der Begriff Mentum steht für das Kinn den basalen Abschnitt des Labiums der Insekten, siehe Mentum (Insekt). Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia mentum — n. [L. mentum, chin] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda) A median, slightly triangular sclerite in the gnathochilarium. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The distal sclerite of a typical insect labium, bearing the palps and the ligula. b. In bees, the second… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology mentum — /men teuhm/, n., pl. menta / teuh/. 1. Entomol. the medial plate of the labium in insects. 2. Bot. a chinlike protuberance formed by the sepals and the base of the column in some orchids. [1685 95; < NL, L mentum chin, akin to MOUTH] * * * …   Universalium Mentum — Mẹn|tum 〈n.; s, Mẹn|ta; Anat.〉 Kinn, Unterlippenteil von Insekten [lat.] * * * Mẹntum   [lateinisch] das, s/...ta,    1) Anatomie: das Kinn des Menschen.    2) Zoologie: Teil der Unterlippe (Labium) der …   Universal-Lexikon Mentum — Mẹntum [aus gleichbed. lat. mentum, Gen.: menti] s; s, ...ta: „Kinn“, der durch die ↑Protuberantia mentalis des Unterkieferknochens gebildete Teil des Gesichts …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”