Meaning & use
Mentum
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the chin, or a chin-like structural part, especially in anatomy and entomology
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The forensic examiner noted a distinctive scar on the mentum of the skull.
In beetles, the mentum forms part of the lower lip structure of the mouth.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from Latin, where 'mentum' means 'chin,' and used mainly in technical anatomical and zoological descriptions.
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