postfrontal

postfrontal
I. \\“+\ adjective
Etymology: post- + frontal
: situated behind the frontal bone or frontal region of the skull or in reptiles the frontal shield; specifically : indicating a bone behind and above the orbit of which it commonly forms part of the border that is present in many vertebrates and corresponds to the postorbital process of the frontal bone of various birds and mammals
II. noun
: a postfrontal part (as a bone or scale); specifically : the sphenotic bone of a fish

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  • Postfrontal — Post*fron tal, a. [Pref. post + frontal.] (Anat.) Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone back of and below the frontal in many animals. n. A postfrontal bone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • postfrontal — post·fron·tal (pōst frŭnʹtl) adj. 1. At the back of the frontal bone; behind the forehead: a postfrontal suture. 2. Toward the rear of the frontal lobe. * * * …   Universalium

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  • postfrontal — a term misapplied to the dermosphenotic, q.v., of fishes. Equivalent to the supraorbitals …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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  • postfrontal suture — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Facial sutures present occurring above the lateral ocelli and extending laterad of the antennal bases. postfurca n. [L. post, after; furca, fork] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The forked sternal process or apodeme of the metathorax …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Postorbital — The postorbital is one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra. In some… …   Wikipedia

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