PREMAXILLA


Meaning of PREMAXILLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-mak-ˈsi-lə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1866

: either of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates between and in front of the maxillae

• pre·max·il·lary (ˌ)prē-ˈmak-sə-ˌler-ē, chiefly Brit ˌprē-mak-ˈsi-lə-rē adjective or noun

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