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interocular

American  
[in-ter-ok-yuh-ler] / ˌɪn tərˈɒk jə lər /

adjective

  1. being, or situated, between the eyes.


Etymology

Origin of interocular

First recorded in 1820–30; inter- + ocular

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The nearest thing to a human being with a four-inch interocular distance is a gorilla.

From Time Magazine Archive

Etymology.—Latin, in reference to the pale interocular band.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by John D. Lynch

The “doubling” of objects is only equal to the interocular distance.

From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh

Trimorphodon latifascia differs from tau in having fewer dark cross-bands on the body and in lacking an interocular bar.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman

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