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Superciliary

superciliary

1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.

2. (Science: zoology) Having a distinct streak of colour above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker.

Origin: L. Supercilium an eyebrow. See Supercilious.


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