preocular
Just in front of the eyes.
preocular (plural preoculars)
One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.
• opercular
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*oc"u*lar, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Placed just in front of the eyes, as the antennæ of certain insects.
– n.
Definition: One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
