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postorbital.

Behind the orbit of the eye.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Behind the orbit of the eye.

    not-comparable
    the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English orbital English postorbital From post- + orbital.

noun

  1. A postorbital bone or scale.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English orbital English postorbital From post- + orbital.

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