Frons
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɹɒnz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frons is a noun meaning (anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
Meaning
(anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
More Meanings
- (entomology) (of Diptera) The postfrons.
- (entomology) The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head.
Example Sentences
In most blondeliines (and in most Tachinidae in general), males have a narrower frons than conspecific females […]
In a generalized insect the frons extends from the vertex to the frontoclypeal (epistomal) suture, between the two anterior tentorial pits.
Word Forms
- frontes
Synonyms for frons
Depending on context, synonyms include forehead.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include front, forehead, frontlet, postfrons, face, frontalis.
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