"parafacial" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "para- + facial",
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        "Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects."
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        "Relating to the area adjacent to the facial motor nucleus, especially the retrotrapezoid nucleus."
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          "retrotrapezoid nucleus",
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      "rhymes": "-eɪʃəl"
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  "word": "parafacial"
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