malar

¹

[ mey-ler ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.

noun

1. Also malar bone. zygomatic bone.

Mälar

²

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

noun

1. Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km).

malar

/ ˈmeɪlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

noun

1. Also calledmalar bone another name for zygomatic bone

Other Words From

• inter·malar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of malar¹

1775–85; < New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl ( a ) cheek, jaw ( maxilla ) + -āris -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of malar¹

C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw

Example Sentences

Be this as it may, the breadth in the malar portion of the face is a remarkable feature in the Kaffre physiognomy.

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When a separate antorbital vacuity exists, it is bordered by the maxillary bone in front, and by the malar bone behind.

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The lower arch includes the malar bone, which is in front in the single arch of mammals.

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In Dimorphodon the malar bone is entirely removed from the quadrate, but in Pterodactylus it meets its articular end.

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Jerdon, who has in some measure adopted these remarks, adds that the tail is more tufted, and the malar beard is well marked.

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