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maxilla |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maxilla \Max*il"la\, n.; pl {Maxill[ae]}. [L., dim. of mala jaw, jawbone.] 1. (Anat.) a The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. b The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. [Now commonly used in this restricted sense.] 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods. Note: There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See Illust. under {Lepidoptera}, and {Diptera}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maxilla n : the upper jawbone in vertebrates ; it is fused to the cranium [syn: {upper jaw}, {upper jawbone}]
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