frons

[ fronz ]

/ frɒnz /

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noun, plural fron·tes [fron-teez] /ˈfrɒn tiz/.

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

Nearby words

frondescence, frondeur, frondizi, frondizi, arturo, frondose, frons, front, front and center, front bench, front bottom, front burner

Origin of frons

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

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Examples from the Web for frons

Most of these stanzas admit of being looked upon as tripartite on account of the bipartite structure of the frons.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
When the Vertex, Frons, and Postnasus are porrected so as to form a kind of rostrum which gives light in the night.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
Frontal stripe of female narrow in front, so broad behind that it entirely fills up the width of the frons.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
In many stanzas the first and the last part (frons and cauda) are anisometrical.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

Here the frons is connected with the cauda, which recurs in each stanza as a kind of refrain, by means of concatenatio.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

British Dictionary definitions for frons

frons

/ (frɒnz) /

noun plural frontes (ˈfrɒntiːz)

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

Word Origin for frons

C19: from Latin: forehead, brow, front

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frons

noun, plural fron·tes [fron-teez] /ˈfrɒn tiz/.

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frons

noun plural frontes (ˈfrɒntiːz)

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frons

n. pl. fron•tes (frŏn′tēz)