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Anatomical structure near the: mouth
The mentum is: an anatomical structure, a projecting feature that is near the——mouth of a variety of animals:
Prominent mentum of The Great Khali
- In insects, the mentum is the distal part of the labium. The mentum bears the palps, glossae, paraglossae, and/or ligula.
- On the human face, the mentum refers to the protruding part of the chin.
- In certain sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, the mentum is a thin projection of the "soft parts of the animal," below the mouth. It is found in the family Pyramidellidae.
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