Maxilla
[mak-sil-uh] /mækˈsɪl ə/
noun, plural maxillae
[mak-sil-ee] /mækˈsɪl i/ (Show IPA)
1.
a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper.
2.
one of the paired appendages immediately behind the mandibles of arthropods.
/mækˈsɪlə/
noun (pl) -lae (-liː)
1.
the upper jawbone in vertebrates See jaw (sense 1)
2.
any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws
n.
“jaw, jawbone,” 1670s, from Latin maxilla “upper jaw,” diminutive of mala “jaw, cheekbone.” “Maxilla stands to mala as axilla, ‘armpit,’ stands to ala ‘wing'” [Klein]. Related: Maxillar; maxilliform.
maxilla max·il·la (māk-sĭl’ə)
n. pl. max·il·las or max·il·lae (māk-sĭl’ē)
Either of a pair of irregularly shaped bones of the skull, fusing in the midline, supporting the upper teeth, and forming part of the eye sockets, hard palate, and nasal cavity; upper jaw.
maxilla
(māk-sĭl’ə)
Plural maxillae (māk-sĭl’ē) or maxillas
The upper part of the jaw in vertebrate animals.
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