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Synonyms for maxilla
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : mak-sil-uh |
Phonetic Transcription : mækˈsɪl ə |
Définition of maxilla
Origin :- "jaw, jawbone," 1670s, from Latin maxilla "upper jaw," diminutive of mala "jaw, cheekbone." "Maxilla stands to mala as axilla, 'armpit,' stands to ala 'wing'" [Klein]. Related: Maxillar; maxilliform.
- As in jaw : noun bones of chin
- Maxillary palpi: the first pair of palpi, borne on the maxilla.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Now these three lobes may be easily distinguished in the maxilla of Lepisma.
- Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
- It is wholly confined to the maxilla, not extending on to the nasals.
- Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various
- Behind this the edge of the maxilla is only slightly convex.
- Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various
- There is no operculum and no representative of the maxilla or premaxillae.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- The jugal (fig. 11, 17) lies above the maxilla and overlaps it in front.
- Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
- (Hymenoptera L.) Maxilla corneous, compressed, often elongate.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
- There are not more than two pairs of limbs behind the maxilla.
- Extract from : « The Life of Crustacea » by William Thomas Calman
- The premaxilla is rudimentary and loosely attached to the maxilla.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 » by Various
- Mala (from , or from Mandere) denotes the upper, maxilla, the under jaw.
- Extract from : « Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes » by Ludwig Dderlein
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