Premaxilla


noun, plural premaxillae
[pree-mak-sil-ee] /ˌpri mækˈsɪl i/ (Show IPA). Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
noun (pl) -lae (-liː)
1.
either of two bones situated in the upper jaw between the maxillary bones

premaxilla pre·max·il·la (prē’māk-sĭl’ə)
n.
Either of two bones located in front of and between the maxillary bones in the upper jaw of vertebrates.

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