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SUPRAORBITAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supraorbital mean?
• SUPRAORBITAL (adjective)
The adjective SUPRAORBITAL has 1 sense:
1. located or occurring above the eye socket
Familiarity information: SUPRAORBITAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Located or occurring above the eye socket
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
supraocular; supraorbital
Pertainym:
eye socket (the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball)
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