Manducus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manducus \Man*du"cus\, n. [L., fr. manducare to chew.] (Gr. &
     Rom. Antiq.)
     A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing,
     worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.
     [1913 Webster]