maxillary

[ mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, plural max·il·lar·ies.

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

Auradkar also wondered how the pb gene determined the orientation of the maxillary palps.

High cheek bones and prominent maxillary muscles enhanced the truculence indicated by his chin.

The doctors jaw set so hard that his tanned skin whitened over the maxillary muscles.

The Phrynid are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.

The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.

The front branch of the two is the ophthalmic branch of the adult, and the hind branch the inferior maxillary branch.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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