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Meaning of antorbital in English:

antorbital

(also anteorbital)

adjective

Zoology

  • Located in front of, or on the anterior part of, the orbit of the eye.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Macgillivray (1796–1852), ornithologist and natural historian. From ante- + orbital.

Pronunciation

antorbital

/anˈtɔːbɪtl/