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maw

maw [ maw ] (plural maws)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. animal's mouth: the mouth, jaws, throat, or stomach of an animal, especially a carnivorous animal that devours food greedily

2. greedy person's mouth: the mouth, throat, or stomach of a greedy person ( informal )

3. gaping hole: anything that seems like a gaping hole that devours things or people
the ravenous maw of readers' expectations

[ Old English maga "stomach" < Germanic]
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