PREMAXILLA


Meaning of PREMAXILLA in English

— 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 ]

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