"maxilla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maxilla
Etymology: : maxilla < (λόγιο δάνειο) λατινική maxilla, υποκοριστικό του mala
  1. η σιαγόνα, η γνάθος, το σαγόνι
    Sense id: el-maxilla-en-noun-RSefvK9z Categories (other): Ανατομία (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jawbone, maxillary bone
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λόγια δάνεια από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Προέλευση λέξεων από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": maxilla < (λόγιο δάνειο) λατινική maxilla, υποκοριστικό του mala",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maxilla"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανατομία (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η σιαγόνα, η γνάθος, το σαγόνι"
      ],
      "id": "el-maxilla-en-noun-RSefvK9z",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανατομία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jawbone"
    },
    {
      "word": "maxillary bone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maxilla"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Λόγια δάνεια από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)",
    "Προέλευση λέξεων από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": maxilla < (λόγιο δάνειο) λατινική maxilla, υποκοριστικό του mala",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maxilla"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανατομία (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η σιαγόνα, η γνάθος, το σαγόνι"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανατομία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jawbone"
    },
    {
      "word": "maxillary bone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maxilla"
}

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