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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
mentum \men"tum\, noun [L., chin.] (Zo["o]l.) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See {Labium}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mentum
noun
1: a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
2: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {chin}]
3: a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
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