maxillary

[mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree] Origin

max·il·lar·y

[mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree] adjective, noun, plural max·il·lar·ies.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
noun
2.
a maxilla or maxillary bone.

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Maxillary is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1620–30; maxill(a) + -ary

in·ter·max·il·lar·y, adjective
post·max·il·lar·y, adjective
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maxilla (mækˈsɪlə)
 
n , pl -lae
1.  See jaw the upper jawbone in vertebrates
2.  any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws
 
[C17: New Latin, from Latin: jaw]
 
maxillar
 
adj
 
max'illary
 
adj

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maxillary
1620s, from maxilla + -ary.
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maxillary max·il·lar·y (māk'sə-lěr'ē)
adj.
Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one. n.
A maxillar; a jawbone.

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