# gena

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #64,395

## Definitions
1. The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
2. The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
3. The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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