"frons" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹɒnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɹɑnz/ [General-American] Forms: frontes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnz Etymology: Borrowed from Latin frōns (“the forehead, brow, front”). Doublet of front. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|frōns||the forehead, brow, front}} Latin frōns (“the forehead, brow, front”), {{doublet|en|front}} Doublet of front Head templates: {{en-noun|frontes}} frons (plural frontes)
  1. (anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-frons-en-noun-01zF8n4i Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (entomology) The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head. Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-frons-en-noun-0wkqPMD~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 53 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 6 15 6 2 7 7 1 1 6 1 5 1 5 5 1 1 2 1 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 8 17 7 2 5 5 0 0 8 1 6 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 15 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  3. (entomology) (of Diptera) The postfrons. Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-frons-en-noun-Dey7N2bc Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forehead

Inflected forms

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