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• second maxilla — noun : one of the paired appendages immediately behind the first maxillae of an arthropod that in an insect together form the labium …   Useful english dictionary

• second male form — Second maxilla See: maxilla [Martin, 2005]. See: maxilla [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): Maxilla [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Subclass Copepoda): The paired limb of the somite of the cephalon posterior to the maxilla 1 [Ferrari and Dahms, in… …   Crustacea glossary

• maxilla — Appendage next behind maxillule serving functions in feeding and respiration. (Syn. second maxilla) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. One of a pair of two sets gnathal appendages situated immediately posteroventral to mandibles [Hobbs and Jass, 1988] …   Crustacea glossary

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• maxilla — [mak sil′ə] n. pl. maxillae [maks il′ē] [L, dim., akin to mala, a jaw] 1. in vertebrates, the upper jaw, or a major bone or cartilage of the upper jaw: see SKULL 2. in most arthropods, as insects or crabs, one of the first or second pair of… …   English World dictionary

• Maxilla (arthropod mouthpart) — In this malacostracan crustacean diagram, the maxillae are labelled maxilla and maxillula. In arthropods, the maxillae are paired structures present on the head as mouthparts in members of the clade Mandibulata, used for tasting and manipulating… …   Wikipedia

• maxilla — An irregularly shaped pneumatized bone, supporting the superior teeth and taking part in the formation of the orbit, hard palate, and nasal cavity and containing the maxillary sinus. SYN: upper jaw bone, upper jaw …   Medical dictionary

• maxilla — n.; pl. llae [L. maxilla, jaw] 1. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) The large, hook shaped, dorsal chitinous jaw plate. 2. (ARTHROPODA) In most arthropods, one of the paired mouth part structures posterior to the mandibles or jaws; third pair of head… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• maxilla — noun (plural maxillae or maxillas) Etymology: Latin, diminutive of mala jaw Date: 1676 1. a. jaw 1a b. (1) an upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused (2) either of the two bones that lie with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Maxilla (arthropod) — In certain arthropods, the maxillae are paired mouthparts located behind the mandibles. While the mandibles are used for biting or cutting food, the maxillae are used for swallowing. Maxillae are found in all arthropods except for Chelicerata and …   Wikipedia

• Ossification of maxilla — Figure 5: Anterior surface of maxilla at birth. Figure 6: Inferior surface of maxilla at birth. The maxilla is ossified in membrane. Mall 40 a …   Wikipedia