— premaxillary /pree mak"seuh ler'ee/ , adj.
/pree'mak sil"euh/ , n. , pl. premaxillae /-mak sil"ee/ . Anat., Zool.
one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
[ 1865-70; praemaxilla. See PRE-, MAXILLA ]