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admaxillary

admaxillary adjective: near to the maxilla (jawbone).

Adjective

admaxillary (comparative more admaxillary, superlative most admaxillary)

  1. (archaic) Near to the maxilla (jawbone)
    • admaxillary glands of fish

Forms of admaxillary

comparativemore admaxillary
superlativemost admaxillary

Origin of admaxillary

From ad- + maxillary.

Words that rhyme with admaxillary

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Questions about admaxillary

What does admaxillary mean?
Admaxillary means near to the maxilla (jawbone).
What part of speech is admaxillary?
Admaxillary is an adjective.

Words near admaxillary in the dictionary

  1. admarginate
  2. admarginated
  3. admarginates
  4. admarginating
  5. admass
  6. admaxillary
  7. ADME
  8. admeasure
  9. admeasured
  10. admeasurement
  11. admeasurements

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