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maw

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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.
[Middle English mawe, from Old English maga.]
maw
Noun
the mouth, throat, or stomach of an animal [Old English maga]
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Noun1.mawmaw - 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"
maw
noun mouth, crop, throat, jaws, gullet, craw
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