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<hw>Maw"met*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See <er>Mawmet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Mawmish</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Maw"mish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>mau</ets>m soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. <ets>molm</ets> rotten wood, G. <ets>mulm</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nauseous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>L' Estrange.</i>

<h1>Mawseed</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Maw"seed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>magsamen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The seed of the opium poppy.</def>

<h1>Mawworm</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Maw"worm`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Maw</ets> the belly + <ets>worm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (<spn>Ascaris lumbricoides</spn>), and allied species.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the larv\'91 of botflies of horses; a bot.</def>

<h1>Maxilla</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Max*il"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Maxill\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>mala</ets> jaw, jawbone.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the <i>mandible</i>.</def> <mark>[Now commonly used in this restricted sense.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.</def>

<note>&hand; There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See <i>Illust</i>. under <er>Lepidoptera</er>, and <er>Diptera</er>.</note>

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<h1>Maxillar, Maxillary</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw><hw>Max"il*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Max"il*la*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>maxillaris</ets>, fr. <ets>maxilla</ets> jawbone, jaw: cf. F. <ets>maxillaire</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.</def></def2>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a maxilla.</def>

<h1>Maxilliform</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>Max*il"li*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>maxilliforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.</def>

<h1>Maxilliped</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>Max*il"li*ped</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + L. <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxill\'91. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also <altname>jawfoot</altname>, and <altname>foot jaw</altname>.</def>

<h1>Maxillo-mandibular</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>mandibular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; <as>as, the <ex>maxillo-mandibular</ex> nerve</as>.</def>

<h1>Maxillo-palatine</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>palatine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; <as>as, the <ex>maxillo-palatine</ex> process of the maxilla</as>. Also used as <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Maxilloturbinal</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>turbinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.</def></def2>

<h1>Maxim</h1> <Xpage=904>