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Preocular
One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.
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noun
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One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.
adjective
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Just in front of the eyes.
"the preocular antennae of certain insects"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anteocular | Positioned in front of the eye |
| preophthalmic | anterior to the eye |
| preoptic | (anatomy) In front of the optic chiasm |
| postocularnoun | Any of the scales lying directly behind and in contact with the eye of a reptile. |
| preoculomotornoun | (anatomy) In front of the oculomotor nerve |
| anteorbitalnoun | (anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes. |
| preorbitalnoun | A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye |
| precorneal | In front of the cornea |
| postorbitalnoun | A postorbital bone or scale. |
| prestriatenoun | In front of the striate cortex of the eye |
| premacularnoun | In front of the macula |
| interocular | Between the eyes. |
| preoccipitalnoun | (anatomy) Situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe. |
| postsuborbital | Behind the suborbital part of the eye. |
| prefoveal | Anterior to the fovea |
| precollicularnoun | (anatomy) In front of a colliculus |
| praeopercular | Alternative form of preopercular. [(anatomy) Situated in front of the operculum.] |
| paraophthalmic | Above the eyes |
| prechiasmatic | In front of the optic chiasma |
| presubocular | In front of, and beneath, the eye (typically of a snake) |
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