Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In entomology, below the compound eyes: said of antennæ when they are inserted beneath these eyes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Situated below the eyes, as the antenna of certain insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy, zoology Situated below the
eyes .
Etymologies
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infra- + ocular
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Examples
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Adult males have small facial warts (infraocular and preocular) and a bushy tuft of hair on the cheek.
11 The Bearded Pig 1983
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