maxilliform,a.|mækˈsɪlɪfɔːm| [f. maxilla + -iform.] Formed like a maxilla; ‘having the shape or form of a cheekbone’ (Cassell 1885). 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst.Anim. II. xvi. 78 The whole organ may be regarded as maxilliform.1877Huxley Anat.Inv.Anim. vi. 257 With Maxilliform Gnathites.