max·il·lar·y (m k s -l r  )adj. Of or relating to a jaw or jawbone, especially the upper one. n. pl. max·il·lar·ies A maxillary bone; a jawbone. |
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| Noun | 1. |  maxillary - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the craniumhard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris - the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
| Adj. | 1. | maxillary - of or relating to the upper jaw |
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