Meanings
nounpremaxilla (plural premaxillas or premaxillae)
plural premaxillas · plural premaxillae
- anatomyEither of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
Synonyms: incisive bone, intermaxilla
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
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Translations
Finnish välileuanluu
- välileuanluubone
Spanish premaxilar
- premaxilarbone
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with premaxilla
villamanilaAnguillagorillaGodzillaPriscillachinchillaflotillamanillaSillascintillaScyllaDrusillamaxillacedillapapillaaxillahydrillacamarillabarillamantillaperillaancillascilla
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APA
premaxilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premaxilla
MLA
“premaxilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premaxilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premaxilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premaxilla.
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