Reference meaning
mala
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A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
Other meanings
2. noun
The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.
3. noun
The third segment of a mandible of some myriapods.
4. noun
A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
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