Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	maxilla	One of the two bones that comprise each half of the upper jaw, displaced inwards by the premaxilla in more modern Teleostei. It may bear teeth. Also called maxillary which is also the adjective: plural maxillae.	mandible jaws teeth
English	maxillary	Lateral part of upper jaw. A dermal bone of the upper jaw which lies posterior to the premaxillary. On the higher fishes the maxillary is excluded from the gape, and the premaxillary bears the teeth.	posterior premaxillary gape
French	maxillaire	Un des deux os qui forment chaque moitié de la mâchoire supérieure ; maxillaires (pluriel).	mandibule mâchoires dents
Spanish
Portuguese	maxila	Um dos dois ossos que formam cada metade da mandíbula superior. Plural de maxilae.	mandíbula mandíbulas dentes

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