superciliary ridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of superciliary ridge
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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On the right superciliary ridge is observable an oblique furrow or depression, indicative of an injury received during life.
From On Some Fossil Remains of Man by Huxley, Thomas Henry
There is no crest in the latter, and the white whiskers terminate abruptly on a level with the eyebrow, and the superciliary ridge of hair is wanting.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
The principal projection to be removed is the superciliary ridge corresponding to the brow at the base of the forehead.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
Hylobates agilis, hair on the arms of; musical voice of the; superciliary ridge of; voice of.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
On the right superciliary ridge is observable an oblique furrow or depression, indicative of an injury received during life.*
From Lectures and Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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