maxilla – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
maxilla
n.
jaw, upper jawbone; mouth of many invertebrate animals
Maxilla
The
maxillae (plural:
maxillae ) are the two
maxilla bones forming the upper
jaw and
palate of the mouth. The two halves are fused at the intermaxillary suture to form the upper jaw. This is similar to the
mandible (lower jaw), which is also a fusion of two halves at the
mandibular symphysis.
maxilla
Noun
1. the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium
(synonym) upper jaw, upper jawbone
(hypernym) jaw
(part-meronym) hard palate
Maxilla
(n.)
The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible.
(n.)
The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.
(n.)
One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Maxilla
The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
