surangularadj.
/səːrˈaŋɡjʊlə/ Zoology.
= supra-angular adj. and n. at supra- prefix 1a(b).
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supra-angular1831
surangular1841
1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 456/1 The surangular portion..forms the upper border between the coronoïd apophysis and the articulation.
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 120 We may find, as in the Sauropsida, an actual lower jaw consisting of several distinct bones (dentary, angular, sur-angular, coronoid, splenial, and articular).
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