Definition of Preocular. Meaning of Preocular. Synonyms of Preocular

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Definition of Preocular

Preocular
Preocular Pre*oc"u*lar, a. (Zo["o]l.) Placed just in front of the eyes, as the antenn[ae] of certain insects. -- n. One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.

Meaning of Preocular from wikipedia

- indicate the positions or locations of the individual scales: Preocular scales, or preoculars, are those lying directly in front of and in contact with the...
- little shorter. The loreal is nearly as long as it is deep. There are one preocular and three (rarely four) post-oculars. Its temporals are 2+2 or 2+3. There...
- paired 7 upper labial scales upper labials 3 and 4 entering the eye 1 preocular (rarely up to 3) 3 postoculars 8–9 lower labials This species is found...
- eyecap. The cir****orbital scales towards the snout or the front are called preocular scales, those towards the rear are called postocular scales, and those...
- different areas used in describing trilobite cephalic morphology. 1 – preocular area; 2 – palpebral area; 3 – postocular area; 4 – posterolateral projection;...
- connected spots, with a prominent spot on the vertebral region. A white preocular spot may be present; the upper lips and belly are white. This common krait...
- parietals or a little longer; two preoculars and a small subocular (or one preocular and two suboculars), upper preocular in contact with the frontal; two...
- the eight lateral digital tentacles show chemoreceptive abilities; the preocular tentacles detect distant odor and the lateral digital tentacles detect...
- and 10-14 sublabial scales below. Its eyes have 3 or occasionally 4 preocular and 2–5 postocular scales. The black mamba inhabits a wide range in sub-Saharan...
- than long, widely separated from the preocular. A single prefrontal, forming sutures with the nasal and the preocular. Frontal nearly 1½ times as long as...