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Maxillipeds

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maxillariesnoun(anatomy) A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
maxillaenounAn upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
maxillofacialnounOf or relating to the jaw and face.
maxillarynoun(anatomy) A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
maxillanounAn upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
mouthpartsnoun(zootomy, usually in the plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.
mandiblesnoun(anatomy, zootomy) The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
macropodidaenouna family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.
millipedesnounAny of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.
metacarpalsnoun(anatomy) Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
metatherianoun(from Greek , 'changed' and , 'beast'; ) a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals.
mandibulatenoun(taxonomy) Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.
pinnipednounAny of various large marine mammals belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
molossidaenounmastiff bats; freetail bats
submaxillary(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the submaxillary gland.
hexapodanounThe subphylum Hexapoda (from Greek for 'six legs') or hexapods comprises the largest clade of arthropods and includes most of the extant arthropod species.
stomatopodnoun(zoology) A member of the Stomatopoda order of marine crustaceans; a mantis shrimp.
mouthpartnoun(zootomy, usually in the plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.
macropodnounA marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.
quadrupedsnounA four-footed or four-legged animal.

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