preorbital
- a word derived from orbital.
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In side view the orbits have the triangular form seen in Dimorphodon, and the preorbital vacuities are large, as in that genus, while the lateral nostrils, which are smaller, are further forward in the Dinosaur.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The same preorbital vacuity is present in all long-tailed Pterodactyles, though it is either less completely defined or absent in the group with short tails.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The preorbital and suborbital areas are more heavily pigmented in the hybrid than in Gila, but not nearly so dark as in Rhinichthys.
From Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae) by Cross, Frank B.
The maxillaries are uniformly characterized by the absence of postorbital processes and by the presence of preorbital processes that articulate with the maxillary processes of the nasals.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
