frons

[ fronz ]

noun

, plural fron·tes [fron, -teez].

1. the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.

frons

/ frɒnz /

noun

1. an anterior cuticular plate on the head of some insects, in front of the clypeus

Word History and Origins

Origin of frons¹

1855–60; < New Latin, Latin frōns forehead, front

Word History and Origins

Origin of frons¹

C19: from Latin: forehead, brow, front

Example Sentences

Those parts which lie on the outside of the posterior half of the eyes, between which the Frons and Vertex intervene.

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Frontal stripe of female narrow in front, so broad behind that it entirely fills up the width of the frons.

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Poetry, p. 25, which is of similar structure, we find the doubling of the frons.

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Decipit / Frons prima multos—First appearances deceive many.

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In many stanzas the first and the last part (frons and cauda) are anisometrical.

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