antorbitaladj.
/anˈtɔːbᵻtl/, U.S. /ænˈtɔrbəd(ə)l/ Zoology.
Located in front of, or on the anterior part of, the orbit of the eye; = preorbital adj.
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subocular1801
interocular1826
preocular1826
postocular1830
antorbital1837
anteocular1846
periophthalmic1886
1837 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds I. 22 The lachrymal bones..are articulated with the antorbital process of the frontal bone.
1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 36 The Eye divides the head into the ante-orbital and post-orbital portion.
1901 H. G. Seeley Dragons of Air xvii. 199 In some at least of the..Ornithischian Dinosaurs, there is no antorbital vacuity.
1949 Jrnl. Mammalogy 30 316 There is a crack running from the right antorbital process of the frontal posterolaterally to the left squamous region of the temporal.
2007 L. M. Chiappe Glorified Dinosaurs ii. 127/3 These features include the configuration of the snout, which is perforated by identical antorbital openings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.1837