gena (English, noun)
expansion: gena (plural genae)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.
Forms:
form: genae
tags: plural