zygomata
- plural of zygoma.
Example Sentences
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Certainly not to artificial selection; for most of the modifications named make no appreciable external signs: the width across the zygomata could alone be perceived.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert
Skull: Size medium; braincase well inflated; zygomata strong, moderately appressed to cranium.
From Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming by White, John A.
The temporal fossa are deep, the bones are salient, and the elevated zygomata combined with the “lantern-jaw,” often give a “death’s-head” appearance to the face.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Skull: Large; zygomata strong and arched; braincase well inflated.
From Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming by White, John A.
Skull: Large, with strong zygomata; braincase well inflated.
From Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus by White, John A.
