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gena.

The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

  2. The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.

  3. The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.