maxillula

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noun

Either of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounmaxillula (plural maxillulae)

plural maxillulae

  1. biologyEither of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans.
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APA

maxillula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillula

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“maxillula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maxillula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maxillula.

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