Beak and Maxilla

Beak

Beak noun - The jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering.
Usage example: the bird cracked the walnut shell with its beak and ate its nut
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Maxilla and beak are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maxilla" instead a noun "Beak".

Nearby Words: beaker, beaked, beaky

Maxilla

Maxilla noun - The jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium.
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Beak and maxilla are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beak" instead a noun "Maxilla".

Nearby Word: maxillary
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