gena English

Meaning gena meaning

What does gena mean?

gena noun

— (zoology) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

— (entomology) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.

— (entomology) The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

Gena properNoun

— A female given name, a rare variant of Gina.