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Maxillary

noun
1.
The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium.  Synonyms: maxilla, upper jaw, upper jawbone.



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"Maxillary" Quotes from Famous Books



... pointing out certain peculiarities known to him, but of which I was at the time ignorant. That the skull of the lion is flatter than, and wants the bold curve of, those of the tiger, leopard and jaguar, is a well-known fact, but what Mr. Cockburn pointed out to me was the difference in the maxillary and nasal sutures of the face. A glance at two skulls placed side by side would show at once what I mean. It would be seen that the nasal bones of the tiger run up higher than those of the lion, the apices of whose nasal and maxillary sutures are on a level. ...
— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon • Robert A. Sterndale



Words linked to "Maxillary" :   hard palate, maxilla, jaw, sutura intermaxillaris



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