"postorbital" meaning in English

See postorbital in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl Etymology: post- + orbital Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|orbital}} post- + orbital Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postorbital (not comparable)
  1. Behind the orbit of the eye. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-postorbital-en-adj-WSJ4JyAS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-orbital

Noun

Forms: postorbitals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl Etymology: post- + orbital Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|orbital}} post- + orbital Head templates: {{en-noun}} postorbital (plural postorbitals)
  1. A postorbital bone or scale.
    Sense id: en-postorbital-en-noun-tQUSFlhv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-orbital

Inflected forms

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