Mentum

The term mentum can refer to several anatomical structures near the mouth of an animal:

  • The median plate of an insect's labium.
  • The protruding part of the human chin.
  • A certain thin projection of the soft parts of the animal, below the mouth, in the family Pyramidellidae.
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