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Maxillae (gcide) | Maxilla \Max*il"la\, n.; pl. Maxillae. [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.]
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2. (Zool.) One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
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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.
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maxillae (encz) | maxillae,horní čelist Zdeněk Brož |
Intermaxillae (gcide) | Intermaxilla \In`ter*max*il"la\, n.; pl. Intermaxill[ae].
(Anat.)
See Premaxilla.
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Premaxillae (gcide) | Premaxilla \Pre"max*il"la\, n.; pl. Premaxill[ae]. [NL. See
Pre-, and Maxilla.] (Anat.)
A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and
mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper
jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxill[ae] become
united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.
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Supramaxillae (gcide) | Supramaxilla \Su`pra*max"il*la\, n.; pl. Supramaxillae.
(Anat.)
The upper jaw or maxilla.
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