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ophryon

ophryon noun: the point in the brow just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella.

Noun

ophryon (plural ophryons)

  1. The point in the brow just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella.

Forms of ophryon

pluralophryons

Origin of ophryon

From Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús, “brow”) + -(i)on.

Questions about ophryon

What does ophryon mean?
Ophryon means the point in the brow just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella.
What part of speech is ophryon?
Ophryon is a noun.
What is the plural of ophryon?
The plural of ophryon is ophryons.

Words near ophryon in the dictionary

  1. ophiuroideans
  2. ophiuroids
  3. Ophiussa
  4. ophrydeous
  5. ophrynopine
  6. ophryon
  7. ophryons
  8. ophrys
  9. ophthal
  10. ophthal.
  11. ophthalmalgia

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