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Supercilium

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brownounThe bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
eyebrownounThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

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eyebrownounThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
brownounThe bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
corrugatornounA machine that corrugates material.
ciliumnoun(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
epicanthic foldnounSynonym of epicanthus.
eyecornernoun(rare) The corner of the eye
postclypeusnoun(entomology) The upper (proximal) portion of the clypeus in insects such as the cicada.
precuneusnoun(anatomy) A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.
cuneusnoun(neuroanatomy) A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
cuspulenounA small cusp.
supercanopynounThe section of a forest above the canopy.
calottenounA skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests.
gyrusnoun(anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
cingulumnounThe girdle of an alb.
pericranynoun(obsolete) The pericranium.
hypoconenoun(anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
carunclenoun(anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
acrocranynounThe condition of being acrocranial
clypeusnoun(entomology, zootomy) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
corniculumnoun(anatomy, archaic) A small horn-like part or process.

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