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Definitions of upper jaw
Definition that contains upper jaw
  • viper venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
  • swordfish large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
  • baleen a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
  • sailfish large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
  • alveolar pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw
  • whalebone a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
  • maxillary of or relating to the upper jaw
  • maxillofacial of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)
  • beaked whale any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
  • baleen whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
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