Definition of Preoculars. Meaning of Preoculars. Synonyms of Preoculars

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Definition of Preoculars

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 Preoculars 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...
- prefrontals and preoculars. The supraoculars are small. The parietals are one and a half times the size of the frontal. The preoculars are entire, while...
- 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...
- 29–35 Ventrals 214–259 Caudals 54–71, divided Anal entire Prefrontal scales usually 4 Supralabials 8–10 Infralabials 9–15 Preoculars 1–2 Postoculars 2–6...
- different areas used in describing trilobite cephalic morphology. 1 – preocular area; 2 – palpebral area; 3 – postocular area; 4 – posterolateral projection;...
- large plates. The nasal scale is often divided. There is one (rarely two) preoculars and two postoculars. The temporals number 2+2 or 2+3 (rarely 1+2) . There...
- 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...
- the eight lateral digital tentacles show chemoreceptive abilities; the preocular tentacles detect distant odor and the lateral digital tentacles detect...
- subcaudals, 23–29 scale rows around neck, 23–27 scale rows at midbody, 1–2 preoculars, 6–8 supralabials. A scattered distribution in north-eastern Africa: Egypt...
- 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...