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premaxilla

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pre·max·il·la  (prmk-sl)
n. pl. pre·max·il·lae (-mk-sl)
Either of two bones located in front of and between the maxillary bones in the upper jaw of vertebrates.
pre·maxil·lary (-mks-lr) adj.
premaxilla [ˌpriːmækˈsɪlə]
n pl -lae [-liː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) either of two bones situated in the upper jaw between the maxillary bones
premaxillary  adj
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In cases where one or more of five skull bones (maxilla, premaxilla, dentary, cleithrum, opercle) were found intact, and in good overall condition, these bones were collected for the purpose of back-calculating original bluefish size with a series of predictive equations (Wood, 2005).
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Maxilla and premaxilla toothed; teeth very short and not fang-like.
A frog survivor (amphibia: anura: aromobatidae: Mannophryne) of the ... by La Marca, Enrique / Herpetotropicos: Tropical Amphibians & Reptiles
4) Palatine process of premaxilla: The palatine process of the premaxilla was present as a lateral flange (except in one specimen of Parmoptila), but with no suture evident between it and the palatine bone (Tordoff 1954; Bock 1960).
Skeletal characters and the systematics of Estrildid finches (Aves: ... by Webster, J. Dan / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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