strong jaw

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandjaw

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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jaw
noun
uk
/dʒɔː/us
/dʒɑː/
the lower part of your face that moves when you open ...
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(Definition ofstrongandjawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The eyes typically roll back or close and the tongue often suffers bruising or lacerations sustained bystrongjawcontractions.
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The pharaoh's mummy reveals an aquiline nose andstrongjaw, and stands at about 1.7 m.
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He is known for hisstrongjawand for his capacity, which seems to increase, not decrease, as a contest progresses.
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She is described to be a tall fine-looking woman with astrongjawline.
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He wanted a small white dog with astrongjaw, and a wiry coat.
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The presence of this ridge of bone indicates that there are exceptionallystrongjawmuscles.
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He has dark brown, cropped, vaguely wavy hair, a cleft chin, and astrongjaw.
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Furthermore, the pterygoid arches and the angular region of the jaw were quite heavy, allowing the insertion ofstrongjawmuscles.
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The jaw bone is rather low: the specimen creates the illusion of astrongjawbecause the left jaw is visible below the right one.
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They had moderately strong canines and multi-cusped cutting teeth supported by thestrongjawmuscles to which cranial cavities were adapted.
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However, when the water level is low and desiccation is imminent, the tadpoles develop a morphology (wide mouth,strongjaw) that permits them to cannibalize.
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The skull is long, deep and narrow, an adaptation forstrongjawmuscles.
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It had a very weak jaw joint compared with modern-day sharks, but it compensated for that with verystrongjaw-closing muscles.
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The skull possesses wide zygomatic arches and a large sagittal crest, both of which allow for the attachment ofstrongjawmuscles.
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It was that of a man over six feet in height, with a broad forehead and strong jaws.
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The gray wolf's head is large and heavy, with a wide forehead, strong jaws and a long, blunt muzzle.
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Dogs are predators and scavengers, possessing sharp teeth and strong jaws for attacking, holding, and tearing their food.
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When the availability of suitably-sized food particles is low it emerges from its burrow and hunts for small invertebrates, seizing them with its strong jaws.
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It feeds chiefly on beetles which it chews up with its strong jaws.
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