postmaxillary process

postmaxillary process
a process directed upward and backward at the middle or posterior part of the premaxilla. It serves to prevent the lateral movement of the premaxilla when the mouth opens

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • bimaxillary — premaxilla (one of the paired, superficial, usually toothed, dermal bones of the upper jaw, proximal or anterior to the maxillaries; in primitive Teleostomi they comprise the middle, in more advanced forms they may comprise the whole, of the oral …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • intermaxillary — premaxilla (one of the paired, superficial, usually toothed, dermal bones of the upper jaw, proximal or anterior to the maxillaries; in primitive Teleostomi they comprise the middle, in more advanced forms they may comprise the whole, of the oral …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • os praemaxilla — (plural ossa praemaxillae)) premaxilla (one of the paired, superficial, usually toothed, dermal bones of the upper jaw, proximal or anterior to the maxillaries; in primitive Teleostomi they comprise the middle, in more advanced forms they may… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • premaxilla — (noun, plural premaxillae) one of the paired, superficial, usually toothed, dermal bones of the upper jaw, proximal or anterior to the maxillaries; in primitive Teleostomi they comprise the middle, in more advanced forms they may comprise the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • processus postmaxillaris — (plural processus postmaxillares)) postmaxillary process …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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