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Definition of Postorbital
1. a. Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles.
Definition of Postorbital
1. Adjective. Behind the orbit of the eye. ¹
2. Noun. A postorbital bone or scale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Postorbital
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Postorbital
Literary usage of Postorbital
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy and Development of the Lateral Line System in Amia Calva by Edward Phelps Allis (1889)
"It sends one branch forward along the outer edge of this bone toward the end of
the branch from trunk 10, and another backward into the lower postorbital, ..."
2. A Synopsis of the Mammals of North America and Adjacent Seas by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1901)
"Skull without postorbital constriction; postorbital processes most largely
developed of all the species. Color. " Resembles S. saxatilis, but lateral ..."
3. A Monograph of the Fossil Reptilia of the Liassic Formations by Richard Owen, Palaeontographical Society (Great Britain) (1881)
"The postorbital is the homologue of the lower division of the post- ...
The postorbital most resembles a dismemberment of an ascending process of the malar; ..."
4. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1906)
"In middle-aged male skulls the average interorbital breadth is 3.5 mm. greater than
the postorbital, while in old male skulls it is 4 mm. less, resulting in ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1884)
"A short distance in front of the postorbital processes it begins to contract,
and gradn»lly reaches an acuminate apex. Superior to this apex, ..."
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