malar

[ mey-ler ]

/ ˈmeɪ lər /

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adjective

of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.

noun

Also malar bone . zygomatic bone.

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Origin of malar

1775–85; <New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl(a) cheek, jaw (see maxilla) + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM malar

in·ter·ma·lar, adjective

Other definitions for malar (2 of 2)

Mälar

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

/ ˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr /

noun

Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km).

Swedish Mä·lar·en

[me-lah-ruhn]. /ˈmɛ lɑ rən/.

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How to use malar in a sentence

Be this as it may, the breadth in the malar portion of the face is a remarkable feature in the Kaffre physiognomy.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
When a separate antorbital vacuity exists, it is bordered by the maxillary bone in front, and by the malar bone behind.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley
The lower arch includes the malar bone, which is in front in the single arch of mammals.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley
In Dimorphodon the malar bone is entirely removed from the quadrate, but in Pterodactylus it meets its articular end.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley

Jerdon, who has in some measure adopted these remarks, adds that the tail is more tufted, and the malar beard is well marked.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for malar

malar

/ (ˈmeɪlə) /

adjective

of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

noun

Also called: malar bone another name for zygomatic bone

Word Origin for malar

C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw

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