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Definition of: postorbital
(pōst·ôr′bi·təl) adjective Anat.
Situated behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
—noun
1. A bone of some reptiles at the posterior part of the orbit.
2. A scale behind the orbit, as in snakes.
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