Definition of Premaxillae. Meaning of Premaxillae. Synonyms of Premaxillae

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Definition of Premaxillae

Premaxillae
Premaxilla Pre"max*il"la, n.; pl. Premaxill[ae]. [NL. See Pre-, and Maxilla.] (Anat.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxill[ae] become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.

Meaning of Premaxillae from wikipedia

- premaxilla of various families of bats is used for classification. The premaxillae of squamates are fused; this feature can be used to distinguish fossil...
- contains a single species, A. martilli, known from a small fragment of the premaxillae. The Akharhynchus holotype specimen, FSAC-KK 12500, was collected by...
- 1950s, it was suggested that the foramina (p****ages) in the maxillae and premaxillae (bones in the front of the upper jaw) of cynodonts were channels which...
- length and 10 kilograms (22 lb) in weight. The holotype consists only of premaxillae and a zigzag tooth row; the rest of its body is unknown. This dentition...
- the left side embedded in the rock matrix; it consists of the fused premaxillae (frontmost snout bones) from a large individual. An isolated and incomplete...
- suture, the area where the two premaxillae meet, the surface is smooth, giving the paired rugosity of the premaxillae the resemblance of a moustache in...
- incisors are attached in mammals consists of a separate pair of bones, the premaxillae. These fuse with the maxilla proper to form the bone found in humans...
- unique apomorphies: teeth in the outer row at symphysis of premaxillae fuse with premaxillae, teeth at symphysis of dentary fuse among themselves and with...
- bears some resemblance to members of Gempylidae, but has protrusible premaxillae, serrated opercles and preopercles, and a spur on the lowest prin****l...
- fontanelle (sometimes the internarial fenestra) that is bordered by enlarged premaxillae. The skull is flattened, with small orbits or eye sockets set far back...