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maxilliferous

maxilliferous adjective: bearing a maxilla.

Adjective

maxilliferous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing a maxilla.

Origin of maxilliferous

From maxilla + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with maxilliferous

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Questions about maxilliferous

What does maxilliferous mean?
Maxilliferous means bearing a maxilla.
What part of speech is maxilliferous?
Maxilliferous is an adjective.

Words near maxilliferous in the dictionary

  1. maxillary veins
  2. maxillas
  3. maxillate
  4. maxillectomies
  5. maxillectomy
  6. maxilliferous
  7. maxilliform
  8. maxilliped
  9. maxillipedal
  10. maxillipedary
  11. maxillipede

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