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noun
The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium.
synonyms: maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone.
is a specific kind of: jaw.
has as a part: hard palate | intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris.
derivation: maxillary.
Dutch: kaakbeen, bovenkaak
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