maxillary
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1. the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | jaw, |
| definition | : | the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hard palate, |
| definition | : | the bony part of the roof of the mouth (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris, |
| definition | : | the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | maxillary, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the upper jaw (adj.pert) |
2. of or relating to the upper jaw (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | maxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone, |
| definition | : | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | maxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone, |
| definition | : | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium (noun.body) |
3. the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium (noun.body)
| derivation | : | maxillary, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the upper jaw (adj.pert) |
4. of or relating to the upper jaw (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | maxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone, |
| definition | : | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | maxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone, |
| definition | : | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium (noun.body) |
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