postorbital
postorbital adjective: behind the orbit of the eye.
Adjective
postorbital (not comparable)
- Behind the orbit of the eye.
- the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles
Noun
postorbital (plural postorbitals)
- A postorbital bone or scale.
- In the absence (e.g., Figs. 31 b, 33, 44, 45, etc.) of the intertemporal and supratemporals, the parietals articulate directly with the squamosals and postorbitals; in the Chelonia (Fig. 30) and Crocodilia, also directly with the pterygoids. Fused in most late reptiles (e.g., Figs. 69, 72).1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles
postorbital meaning in Bengali
postorbital in Bengali
- চোখের অক্ষিকোটরের পিছনে, আঁশ
Forms of postorbital
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | post-orbital |
| Noun | |
| plural | postorbitals |
Origin of postorbital
From post- + orbital.
Words formed from postorbital
Words that rhyme with postorbital
Questions about postorbital
- What does postorbital mean?
- Postorbital means behind the orbit of the eye.
- What is postorbital in Bengali?
- Postorbital in Bengali is চোখের অক্ষিকোটরের পিছনে, আঁশ. See Postorbital meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is postorbital?
- Postorbital can be an adjective or a noun.
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