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maxillule

maxillule is the alternative form of maxillula.

Meaning of maxillula

Noun

maxillula (plural maxillulae)

  1. Either of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans.

Forms of maxillule

pluralmaxillules

Questions about maxillule

What is maxillule the alternative form of?
Maxillule is the alternative form of maxillula.

Words near maxillule in the dictionary

  1. maxilloturbinate
  2. maxilloturbinates
  3. maxillozygomatic
  4. maxillula
  5. maxillulae
  6. maxillule
  7. maxillules
  8. maxillæ
  9. maxim
  10. Maxim gun
  11. maxima

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