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  • Maxilla
  • Maxilla
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  • From Latin maxilla (jaw), a diminutive of Latin māla (jaw).
  • The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible, which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Birds do not have a maxilla in the strict sense; the corresponding part of their beaks is called upper mandible. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
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  • maxillae
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  • From Latin maxilla (jaw), a diminutive of Latin māla (jaw).
  • The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible, which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Birds do not have a maxilla in the strict sense; the corresponding part of their beaks is called upper mandible. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.