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premaxillary, a. and n.|priːmækˈsɪlərɪ|
[f. pre- B. 3 + maxillary.]
A. adj. Situated in front of the maxilla or upper jaw.
B. n. the premaxillary bone. So premaˈxillo-maˈxillary a., connecting or lying between the premaxillary and the maxillary bones.
1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Orr's Circ. Sc. I. Org. Nat. 196 The premaxillary bone is edentulous. Ibid. 271 The premaxillary teeth [in the wolf-fish] are all conical, and arranged in two rows. Ibid. 273 The exposed portions of the premaxillaries and premandibulars. 1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 102 Only the faintest traces of the premaxillo-maxillary suture are to be seen in any of the skulls. |