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
Example Sentences
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A pronounced superciliary arch makes for a darker area below eyebrows.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2013
There is green “eye shine” from the tapetum lucidum, and a more pronounced superciliary arch.
From Forbes ● Jun. 7, 2013
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
The superciliary ridges often project and give the beetling brow that is sometimes so remarkable.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
It is surprising to see what an influence it has on patients who go round much with wrinkled foreheads, to have them give over the practice and discipline themselves to appear with uncorrugated superciliary muscles.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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