Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated above the eyeball.
- noun One of a series of scales lying above the region of the eye in reptiles. The supra-oculars cover a portion of the skull while the supraciliaries are attached to the eyelid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Above the
eyes . - noun zoology One of the
scales above theeyes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective located or occurring above the eye socket
Etymologies
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supra- + ocular
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