supracephalic

adj

supracephalic

adj

Etymology From supra- + cephalic.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences overhead; above the head.

There is a typical complement of 9 large supracephalic head scales that includes 2 internasals, 2 prefrontals, 2 supraoculars, 1 frontal, and 2 parietals.1989, Jonathan A. Campbell, William W. Lamar, The venomous reptiles of Latin America, page 90:

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