Postorbital

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Postorbital \Post*or"bit*al\, a. [Pref. post- + orbital.] (Anat.
     & Zool.)
     Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some
     fishes and reptiles. -- n. A postorbital bone or scale.
     [1913 Webster]