premaxillary
- a word derived from premaxilla.
Example Sentences
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Note the ossified septum and downturned premaxillary tip in the nasal region.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2013
But the Porpoise has those premaxillary bones not so much in advance of the bones which carry teeth named maxillary, as placed in the interspace between them.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
Hence there is a different proportion between the premaxillary and maxillary bones in the two groups of animals, which corresponds to the presence of a beak in a bird, and its absence in living reptiles.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
Two and one-half times as high as lateral wing of premaxillary; anteriorly convex.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
The alary process of the premaxillary is small, vertical, and slightly concave posteriorly.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by león, Juan R.
