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maxillae Definition


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maxilla
noun maxillae
    1. The upper jaw or jawbone in animals.
    2. The chewing organ or organs of an insect, just behind the mouth. See also jaw 1, jawbone.
Derivative: maxillary
adj
    Etymology: 17c: Latin, meaning ‘jaw'.



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