1.
2.
[syn: chin, mentum]
3. a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mentum \men"tum\, n. [L., chin.] (Zool.)
The front median plate of the labium in insects. See
Labium.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mentum
n 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, mentum]
3: a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that
resembles a chin