单词 | maxilla |
释义 | maxilla (once / 33674 pages) n WORD FAMILY maxilla: maxillae, maxillas, submaxilla USAGE EXAMPLESThe maxilla and premaxilla are bones of the upper jaw. Reuters(Oct 20, 2016) A few inches away sits a skull the size of a watermelon, thick ivory fangs jutting from its bleached maxillae. Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild(1996) An Allosaurus cheeckbone nestles against the maxilla and premaxillae, the bones of the snout, and tiny specks of fish bone surround the larger assemblage. Scientific American(Nov 13, 2013) n the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium Syn|Hyper maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone jaw the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
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