superciliary

[ soo-per-sil-ee-er-ee ]

adjectiveAnatomy, Zoology.

of or relating to the eyebrow.
having a conspicuous line or marking over the eye, as certain birds.

situated on the frontal bone at the level of the eyebrow.

Origin of superciliary

First recorded in 1725–35; supercili(um) + -ary

Words Nearby superciliary

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How to use superciliary in a sentence

The cranium has a low, depressed arch, with a very narrow frontal region and highly developed superciliary ridges.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
The superciliary ridges often project and give the beetling brow that is sometimes so remarkable.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
Upper parts brownish; underparts whitish; a white superciliary stripe and a brown stripe through the eye.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
That is, in the monkeys the jaws and superciliary ridges become still more prominent than in man.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 | Various
Young birds are duller as to black of head and neck, and have a less distinct superciliary.
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2) | William Leon Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for superciliary

superciliary

/ (ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪərɪ) /

adjective

relating to or situated over the eyebrow or a corresponding region in lower animals

Origin of superciliary

C18: from New Latin superciliaris, from Latin supercilium, from super- + cilium eyelid

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