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adj
Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Of or pertaining to the maxillae of an arthropod.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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noun
Alternative form of maxilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adjective
of or relating to the upper jaw
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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, maxilla
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jaw
History
Borrowed from Latin māxillāris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to maxilla + -ary.
Across languages
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