superciliary
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the eyebrow.
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having a conspicuous line or marking over the eye, as certain birds.
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situated on the frontal bone at the level of the eyebrow.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of superciliary
First recorded in 1725–35; supercili(um) + -ary
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There is green “eye shine” from the tapetum lucidum, and a more pronounced superciliary arch.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2013
A pronounced superciliary arch makes for a darker area below eyebrows.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2013
The cranium has a low, depressed arch, with a very narrow frontal region and highly developed superciliary ridges.
From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris
Similar to No. 394a, but smaller, W. 3.8. superciliary patch and underparts whiter; tertials always more or less spotted with white.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman
Even in so trifling a character as the greater prominence of the superciliary ridge, the males of certain monkeys differ from the females,384 and agree in this respect with mankind.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Charles Darwin
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