supramaxillary


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Related to supramaxillary: premaxillary

su·pra·max·il·la

 (so͞o′prə-măk-sĭl′ə)
n. pl. su·pra·max·il·lae (-măk-sĭl′ē)
The upper jaw or jawbone.
su′pra·max′il·lar′y (-măk′sə-lĕr′ē) adj. & n.

supramaxillary

(ˌsuːprəmækˈsɪlərɪ)
adj
(Anatomy) of or relating to the upper jaw
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Some members of the genus Astronesthes have supramaxillary bones, while others not (see e.
Teleostean phylogeny based on osteological and myological characters/Filogenia de teleosteos basada en caracteristicas osteologicas y miologicas
Mouth terminal, protrusible, forming a tubular structure composed of two supramaxillary bones, which are associated with the maxillary bone.
A new species of the genus Lile (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) of the eastern tropical Pacific
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