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noun
Synonym of jaw.
An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: jawbone, maxillary bone
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of jaw.
Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: jawbone
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: endite
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxillary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jaw
History
From Middle English, from Latin māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”), diminutive of māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
