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Answer for the clue "A projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin ", 6 letters:
mentum

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
mentum \men"tum\, n. [L., chin.] (Zo["o]l.) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The mentum is an anatomical structure, a projecting feature that is near the mouth of any of a variety of different kinds of animals: In insects , the mentum is the distal part of the labium . The mentum bears the palps , glossae , paraglossae , and/or ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: chin ] a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) The chin. 2 (context malacology English) A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.

Usage examples of mentum.

Then any case endings would presumably also be dual: dative ment, allative menta, ablative melto, instrumental menten.

E, sempre suo malgrado, gli era piaciuta moltissimo la bibita verde, frizzante, dal profumo di menta (una bibiĀ­ta che non era alcolica, ma era qualcos'altro, qualcosa di simile e diverso a un tempo) che costituiva la moda del periodo.