gena

English

noun
Definitions
  • (zoology) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
  • (entomology) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
  • (entomology) The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gena (cheek).

Origin

Latin

gena

Gloss

cheek

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頬

Emoji

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