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
A brilliant little bird he is, with his golden under parts and superciliary line, his black patch on the cheek just below the eye, his black cap, and his coat of iridescent olive green.
From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
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 Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Specimens from Cerro Tancítaro have a shorter superciliary row, so that the anterior superciliary is not in broad contact with the loreal.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
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