postorbital

American  

[pohst-awr-bi-tl] / poʊstˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.

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postorbital British  

/ pəʊstˈɔːbɪtəl /

adjective

1. anatomy situated behind the eye or the eye socket

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Etymology

Origin of postorbital

First recorded in 1825–35; post- + orbital

Example Sentences

Glenn, never one to sit long on his laurels, seems to have found a way to fill his postorbital time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Canthal and postorbital stripes dark chocolate brown; labial stripe creamy white.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

The top of the head is pale olive-brown; a dark brown postorbital stripe extends from the eye to the posterior edge of the last upper labial.

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

In all samples of ten or more specimens, some toads have the supraorbital and postorbital crests forming a sharp angle, some have the crests forming a curve, and some have an intermediate condition.

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

Small, ovid fontanelle present or absent; long, pointed postorbital processes curving along posterior border of orbit.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.