premaxilla
noun
one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
premaxillae
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pluralof premaxilla.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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That change might have allowed birds to develop big, fused premaxillae — the precursors of beaks.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
Fgf8, for example, disappears from the region that will become the face long before the premaxillae develop.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
In our own skulls, these bones — called premaxillae — anchor some front teeth.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
Dr. Bhullar and Dr. Abzhanov set out to find some of the genetic changes that turned the dinosaur premaxillae into a beak.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2015
Skull: The same general shape and proportions, but larger in every measurement taken; rostrum longer and narrower; extension of premaxillae posterior to nasals longer; posterior tongues of premaxillae narrower.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
