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View synonyms for maxilla
maxilla
[ mak-sil-uh ]
noun
, plural max·il·lae [mak-, sil, -ee].
- a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper.
- one of the paired appendages immediately behind the mandibles of arthropods.
maxilla
/ mækˈsɪlə; mækˈsɪlə /
noun
- the upper jawbone in vertebrates See jaw
- any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws
maxilla
/ măk-sĭl′ə /
, Plural maxillae măk-sĭl′ē
- The upper part of the jaw in vertebrate animals.
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Derived Forms
- maxillar, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maxilla1
1670–80; < New Latin, special use of Latin maxilla lower jaw, diminutive of māla (< *maxlā ) upper jaw, cheekbone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maxilla1
C17: New Latin, from Latin: jaw
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Example Sentences
The pars facialis and frontal process of the maxilla are greatly reduced.
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The palatine process of the nasal does not meet the frontal process of the maxilla.
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The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.
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One or more corneous sharp claws which arm the lobes of the Maxilla.
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Toes four, three front ones webbed; bill thin and blade like, the maxilla longer than the mandible; tail slightly forked.
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