browridge

or brow ridge

[ brou-rij ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the bony prominence above the eye.

Word History and Origins

Origin of browridge¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; brow + ridge

Example Sentences

Homo heidelbergensis possessed a large browridge and a bigger braincase and flatter face than earlier hominins - species on the human evolutionary lineage.

From Reuters

“We don’t have the frontal bone, browridge, face, teeth or chin region, any of which could have been less ‘modern’ in form,” he said in an email.

From Washington Post

Around when Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was published, scientists were puzzled by ancient human bones discovered in 1856 Germany that featured a prominent browridge.

From Scientific American