Upper jaw
1upper jaw — n JAW (1a) * * * maxilla …
2upper jaw length — the distance from the anterior tip of the upper jaw to the posterior tip of the upper jaw. Sometimes miscalled maxillary length when the premaxilla enters into the upper jaw …
3upper jaw — noun the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium • Syn: ↑upper jawbone, ↑maxilla, ↑maxillary • Derivationally related forms: ↑maxillary (for: ↑maxillary) • …
4upper jaw — maxilla, upper part of the mandible …
5The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed — Cetacea Ce*ta ce*a, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The… …
6jaw length — upper jaw length (the distance from the anterior tip of the upper jaw to the posterior tip of the upper jaw. Sometimes miscalled maxillary length when the premaxilla enters into the upper jaw), and lower jaw length (measured from the anterior tip …
7upper — [up′ər] adj. [ME, compar. of up,UP1] 1. in a place or on a level above another [upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor] 2. higher in rank, authority, or dignity [the upper classes] 3. being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of… …
8jaw — [jô] n. [ME jowe < OFr joue, cheek] 1. either of the two bones or bony parts that hold the teeth and frame the mouth in most vertebrates: the mandible (lower jaw) is usually hinged and movable, the maxilla (upper jaw) is usually not 2. any of… …
9jaw|fish — «JAW FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. a small fish found near the rocky bottoms of tropical seas, noted for the great length of its upper jaw …
10jaw — jaw1 jawless, adj. /jaw/, n. 1. either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth. 2. the part of the face covering these bones, the mouth, or the mouth parts collectively: My jaw is swollen. 3. jaws, anything… …
