postorbital

adj, noun — 2 senses

postorbital

adj

Etymology From post- + orbital.

1

Behind the orbit of the eye.

  • the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles
Derived terms
frontopostorbital, squamosopostorbital

postorbital

noun

Etymology From post- + orbital.

1

A postorbital bone or scale.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.