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anteorbital

American

[an-tee-awr-bi-tl] / ˌæn tiˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

Anatomy.

situated in front of the eye.

Etymology

Origin of anteorbital

First recorded in 1830–40; ante- + orbital

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anteorbital

The skull has an anteorbital vacuity, with a small anteorbital fossa.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

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