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from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, of or pertaining to the supramaxillary and palatine bones.
- noun In ornithology, a part of the superior maxillary bone which projects inward, forming a palatal process, which may or may not meet its fellow in the midline of the bony palate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull. Also used as n.
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