"brow ridge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brow ridges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brow ridge (plural brow ridges)
  1. a bony projection in humans and other primates located above eye sockets delimiting the bottom of the forehead Wikipedia link: brow ridge Synonyms: eyebrow bone, eyebrow ridge, supraorbital ridge, superciliary arches (english: anatomical) Translations (bony projection above the eye sockets): wenkbrauwboog [masculine] (Dutch), kulmaharjanne (Finnish), arcade sourcilière [feminine] (French), łuk brwiowy [masculine] (Polish)

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