septomaxillary
English
Etymology
septo- + maxillary
Adjective
septomaxillary (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla.
Noun
septomaxillary (plural septomaxillaries)
- (anatomy) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for septomaxillary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)