maxillopalatal

noun

max·​il·​lo·​palatal

variants or maxillopalatine

makˌsi(ˌ)lō+

: an inwardly projecting process of the maxillary bone in the skull of birds

Word History

Etymology

maxill- + palatal or palatine

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