maxilla
noun
max·il·la
| \ mak-ˈsi-lə
\
\
plural maxillae\ mak-ˈsi-(ˌ)lē
, -ˌlī \
or maxillas
, -ˌlī \
or maxillas
Definition of maxilla
1a
: jaw sense 1a
b(1)
: an upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused
(2)
: either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth
2
: one of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods (such as insects or crustaceans)
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Other Words from maxilla
maxillary
\ ˈmak-sə-ˌler-ē
, chiefly British mak-ˈsi-lə-rē \
adjective or noun
, chiefly British mak-ˈsi-lə-rē \
adjective or noun
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More Definitions for maxilla
maxilla
noun
max·il·la
| \ mak-ˈsi-lə
\
\
plural maxillae\ -lē \
Kids Definition of maxilla
1
: an upper jaw especially of a mammal
2
: either of the pair of mouth parts next behind the mandibles of an arthropod (as an insect or a crustacean)
maxilla
noun
max·il·la
| \ mak-ˈsil-ə
\
\
plural maxillae\ -ˈsil-(ˌ)ē
, -ˌī
\
or maxillas
, -ˌī
\
or maxillas
Medical Definition of maxilla
1
: jaw sense 1a
2a
: an upper jaw especially of humans or other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused
b
: either of two membrane bone elements of the upper jaw that lie lateral to the premaxillae and that in higher vertebrates including humans bear most of the teeth
3
: one of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in insects, myriopods, crustaceans and closely related arthropods