genae

noun
  1. 1

    The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

  2. 2

    The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.

  3. 3

    The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

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