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| max·il·la [ mak síllə ] (plural max·il·lae [ mak sí l ] or max·il·las) |
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1. upper jaw of vertebrates: either of a pair of bones that are fused at the midline and together form the upper jawbone in vertebrates
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2. mouthpart of arthropods: a mouthpart that is one of one or two pairs behind the mandibles of arthropods
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| [Late 17th century. Directly and via Old French maxille< Latin maxilla "little jaw" < mala "jaw"] |
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 max·il·lar·y adjective |
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