mandible vs maxilla

mandible

noun
  • One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food. 

  • Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials. 

  • The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes. 

  • Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak. 

maxilla

noun
  • One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food. 

  • An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused. 

  • Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth. 

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