Definitions for maxillaries

maxillaries max·il·lar·y

Spelling: [mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree]
IPA: /ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri/

Maxillaries is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 597 anagrams from letters in maxillaries (aaeiillmrsx).

Definitions for maxillaries

noun

  1. a maxilla or maxillary bone.

adjective

  1. of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.

Origin of maxillaries

First recorded in 1620-30; maxill(a) + -ary

Examples for maxillaries

He could shift to either Foot and he kept his maxillary covered.

In no species is the anterior arm of the squamosal in contact with the maxillary.

Palpuli: the maxillary palpi in Lepidoptera, when visibly developed.

He lifted his eyebrows; but I saw his maxillary muscles twitching.

The maxillary palpi of fleas are always composed of four segments.

In this genus the maxillary ones are large, and consist of two joints.

The maxillary palpi are retracted beneath the head and thorax.

maxillary palpi: the first pair of palpi, borne on the maxilla.

He sat at his library table, the maxillary muscles of his jaws working.

maxillary segment: the sixth segment of the head, bearing the maxillae.

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