maxillae
plural ofmaxillaspecialized
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maxillae
Their alteration, especially with the addition of pigment and a false base, would have made them virtually indistinguishable from themaxillaeto the unpracticed eye.
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Only completemaxillaeand mandibles could be scored accurately for alveolar changes, thereby reducing the sample size to nine dental arcades (from distinct individuals).
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This material adheres to the maxillipeds bordering the mouthparts as water is withdrawn, and is then transferred to the mouth via themaxillae.
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Although most of these wore pendants of imitation humanmaxillae, four soldiers each had between seven and eleven real humanmaxillae.
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However, in a few cases the pendants were real rather that imitation humanmaxillae.
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Proboscis heavily chitinized, labella prominent, mandibles andmaxillaeabsent, hypopharynx and labrum with teeth reduced to hair-like spines.
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Although several mandibles andmaxillaewere labeled as to lot number or individual, or were in bags with lot numbers, it became clear that many of these did not match.
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The long slendermaxillaeand mandible are specialised for puncturing the skin of the host fish.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mouthparts consist of mandibles, maxillules andmaxillae.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition, there is a pair of mandibles and two pairs ofmaxillae.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The firstmaxillaeare situated ventrally to the mandibles and obscure them from view.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The jaws are formed by themaxillaeand mandibles, which in each pincer enclose a canal for injecting venom between them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mouthparts comprise three pairs of maxillipeds, behind which there are a pair ofmaxillae, a pair of maxillules, and finally the mandibles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The lobster's head bears antennae, antennules, mandibles, the first and secondmaxillae, and the first, second, and third maxillipeds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are pairs each of mandibles, maxillules andmaxillae.
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