With the argus pheasant they represent the largest, most dramatically colored and longest tailed birds of the pheasant family Phasianidae. The peacock is a popular zoological specimen but has a typically raucous voice and is frequently muted surgically.
Definitions for lantern jaw. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word lantern jaw. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: lantern jaw(noun) a long thin lower jaw.
Noun. 1. mandible-the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth. jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla. gnathion-the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline.gonion-the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw.andible. n. 1. (Zoology) the lower jawbone in vertebrates. See jaw 1. 2. (Zoology) either of a pair of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods that are usually used for biting and crushing food.