maxilla

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noun

Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
(arthropodology) One of a set of paired mouthparts found in many arthropods and used for tasting and manipulating food.

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Synonyms

endite jawbone maxillary bone upper jaw upper jawbone repositioned maxillar upper mandible premaxilla submaxilla supramaxilla lower jaw jaw bone jaw-bone mentomeckelian zygoma intermaxilla

Associated

jugal lacrimal infraorbital vomer fenestra naris mandible diastema pterygoid zygomatic sphenoid maxillary

Rhymes

scintilla guerrilla manila attila scilla flotilla guerilla psylla cyrilla milla

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