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subocular

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Below the eye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infraocular

Antonyms: supraocular

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of the scales below the eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

situated on or below the floor of the eye socket

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a suborbital bone

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suborbital

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, sub- + ocul- + -ar.