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Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles.

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  1. a. Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles.
  2. n. A postorbital bone or scale.
  3. Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles. -- n. A postorbital bone or scale.
  4. Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of somefishes and reptiles.-- n.
  5. a. Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles. n. A postorbital bone or scale.