supraorbital
situated above the eye socket.
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How to use supraorbital in a sentence
Position of the supraorbital notch in relation to the posterior notch of the zygomatic plate.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks | John A. WhiteThe frontoparietal is elongate, without a pronounced anterior supraorbital process.
The frontoparietal is elongate, smooth, and bears a small supraorbital process on the anterior edge of the orbit.
Juveniles of calidipes and sacki are alike in coloration but different in the extent of the supraorbital semicircle-series.
A New Subspecies of Lizard, Cnemidophorus sacki, from Michoacan, Mexico | William E. DuellmanEach bears a pore of the supraorbital line just below the midline.
British Dictionary definitions for supraorbital
/ (ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl, ˌsjuː-) /
anatomy situated above the orbit
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