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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Maxillar  \Max"il*lar\,  Maxillary  \Max"il*la*ry\,  a.  [L. 
  maxillaris,  fr  maxilla  jawbone,  jaw:  cf  F.  maxillaire.] 
  1.  (Anat.)  Pertaining  to  either  the  upper  or  the  lower  jaw, 
  but  now  usually  applied  to  the  upper  jaw  only.  --  n.  The 
  principal  maxillary  bone;  the  maxilla. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  maxilla. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  maxillary 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  the  upper  jaw 




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