Associations to the word «Maxilla»

Wiktionary

MAXILLA, noun. Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
MAXILLA, noun. Arachnid mouthpart

Dictionary definition

MAXILLA, noun. The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley