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maw  (mô)

n.

1. The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore.

2. The opening into something felt to be insatiable: "I saw the opening maw of hell" (Herman Melville).

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[Middle English mawe, from Old English maga.]

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maw [mɔː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the mouth, throat, crop, or stomach of an animal, esp of a voracious animal

2. Informal the mouth or stomach of a greedy person

[Old English maga; related to Middle Dutch maghe, Old Norse magi]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maw - informal terms for the mouth         cakehole, yap, gob, trap, hole mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"

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maw

noun mouth, crop, throat, jaws, gullet, craw embed the hook in the shark's gaping maw

Translations

maw [mɔː] N

1. (Anat) → estómago m; [of cow etc] → cuajar m; [of bird] → molleja f, buche m

2. (fig) → fauces fpl

maw

n

(Anat) → Magen m; (of cow) → (Lab-)magen m; (of bird) → Hals m

(liter) → Maul nt; (fig) → Rachen m, → Schlund m