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max•il•la
Pronunciation: (mak-sil'u), [key]—
n.,
—pl. max•il•laePronunciation: (mak-sil'ē). [key]
1. a jaw or jawbone, esp. the upper.
2. one of the paired appendages immediately behind the mandibles of arthropods.
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