postorbital

American  

[pohst-awr-bi-tl] / poʊstˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.

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postorbital British  

/ pəʊstˈɔːbɪtəl /

adjective

1. anatomy situated behind the eye or the eye socket

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Etymology

Origin of postorbital

First recorded in 1825–35; post- + orbital

Example Sentences

Glenn, never one to sit long on his laurels, seems to have found a way to fill his postorbital time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Medially, the concave margin of the postorbital meets the supratemporal for about 3.5 mm.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

At the back of the orbit of Thrinaxodon, the postorbital process of the jugal extends posterodorsally.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.

Additionally, the postorbital region of Captorhinus is relatively longer than that of Protorothyris, a specialization that has increased the length of the chambers within.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.

In Thrinaxodon the dorsal and ventral postorbital processes, arising from the postorbital and jugal bones respectively, nearly meet but remain separate.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.