jaw

Summary

jaw ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• jaw is a type of subdivision of skeleton (in vivo)^[2].
• jaw is part of mouth^[3].
• jaw's Commons category is recorded as Jaw bones^[4].
• jaw comprises maxilla^[5].
• jaw comprises human mandible^[6].
• jaw's Commons gallery is recorded as Jaw^[7].
• jaw's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[8].
• jaw's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• jaw's different from is recorded as Szczęki^[10].
• jaw's different from is recorded as Kaak^[11].
• jaw's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/jaw^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

jaw is a type of subdivision of skeleton (in vivo)^[2].

Use and Application

Components include maxilla^[5], a class of anatomical entity^[13] and human mandible^[6], a class of anatomical entity^[14]. jaw is part of mouth^[3].

Influence

Things named for jaw include Leiognathus^[15], a taxon^[16].

Why It Matters

jaw ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).^[1] jaw has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] jaw is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for jaw include Leiognathus^[15], a taxon^[16].