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Goatee

A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.

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Beard 76% connected

The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.

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Chin 70% connected

The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

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Mentum 70% connected

The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.

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