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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium;
[syn: upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to the upper jaw; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Maxillar \Max"il*lar\, Maxillary \Max"il*la*ry\, a. [L.
   maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw,
      but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. -- n. The
      principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
      [1913 Webster]