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Synonyms for maxilla


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mak-sil-uh
Phonetic Transcription : mækˈsɪl ə



Définition of maxilla

Origin :
  • "jaw, jawbone," 1670s, from Latin maxilla "upper jaw," diminutive of mala "jaw, cheekbone." "Maxilla stands to mala as axilla, 'armpit,' stands to ala 'wing'" [Klein]. Related: Maxillar; maxilliform.
  • As in jaw : noun bones of chin
Example sentences :
  • Maxillary palpi: the first pair of palpi, borne on the maxilla.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Now these three lobes may be easily distinguished in the maxilla of Lepisma.
  • Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • It is wholly confined to the maxilla, not extending on to the nasals.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various
  • Behind this the edge of the maxilla is only slightly convex.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various
  • There is no operculum and no representative of the maxilla or premaxillae.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The jugal (fig. 11, 17) lies above the maxilla and overlaps it in front.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • (Hymenoptera L.) Maxilla corneous, compressed, often elongate.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • There are not more than two pairs of limbs behind the maxilla.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Crustacea » by William Thomas Calman
  • The premaxilla is rudimentary and loosely attached to the maxilla.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 » by Various
  • Mala (from , or from Mandere) denotes the upper, maxilla, the under jaw.
  • Extract from : « Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes » by Ludwig Dderlein

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