1.
[syn: upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to the upper jaw;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maxillar \Max"il*lar\, Maxillary \Max"il*la*ry\, a. [L.
maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw,
but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. -- n. The
principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
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2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maxillary
adj 1: of or relating to the upper jaw
n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium [syn:
upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary]