supraorbital

From supra- +‎ orbital.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.əl/, /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.l̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/, /ˌsu.pɹɑˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl

supraorbital (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.

   Synonym: supraorbitar

   Antonyms: infraorbital, suborbital

   • 1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, "[[s:The Osteology of the Reptiles/Chapter {{{chapter}}}|Chapter {{{chapter}}}]]" in The Osteology of the Reptiles

     A few carnivorous dinosaurs have a median facial and supraorbital rugosities, as though for the support of horns or spines.

• midsupraorbital
• supraorbital artery
• supraorbital nerve
• supraorbitally

supraorbital (plural supraorbitals)

1. An ossification above the eye sockets.

• “supraorbital”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “supraorbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

supraorbital m or f (masculine and feminine plural supraorbitales)

1. supraorbital