Maxilla (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural max·il·lae [mak-sil-ee]. /mækˈsɪl i/.
  1. a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper.
  2. one of the paired appendages immediately behind the mandibles of arthropods.
noun plural -lae (-liː)
  1. the upper jawbone in vertebrates
  2. any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws
Plural maxillae (măk-sĭl′ē) maxillas
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