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Galea :: Galea (n.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects..

Supramaxillary :: Supramaxilla (n.) The upper jaw or maxilla.

Mandible :: Mandible (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds..

Palpus :: Palpus (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera..

Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (n.) An intermaxilla.

Supramundane :: Supramaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.

Tanystomata :: Tanystomata (n. pl.) A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.

Incisive :: Incisive (a.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries..

Premaxilla :: Premaxilla (n.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone..

Stylometer :: Stylomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla.

Hyomental :: Hyomental (a.) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the front of the neck..

Scaphognathite :: Scaphognathite (n.) A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.

Supermedial :: Supermaxillary (a.) Supermaxillary.

Intermaxilla :: Intermaxilla (n.) See Premaxilla.

Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (a.) Between the maxillary bones.

Submedial :: Submaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia..

Maxilliped :: Maxilliped (n.) One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw..

Maxillae :: Maxillae (pl. ) of Maxill.

Maxillary :: Maxillary (n.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.

Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.

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