👁️ Behind the eye 🦴 A skull bone

postorbital

9.3

Sits behind the eye socket of the skull

adjective
/ˌpoʊstˈɔrbɪtəl/

Specialized

: postorbital

The postorbital region of the skull shows unique features in various species of birds.

Examples

Interorbital and postorbital constrictions were 7.67 ± 0.500 mm and 3.00 ± 0.000 mm, respectively.

Academic text (2014)
In anatomical studies, the term postorbital refers to structures located just behind the eye socket.
Many reptiles have well-defined postorbital bones that contribute to their skull shape.

Surface Forms

postorbital positive

Morphology

postorbital = orbital (transparent) = post + orbit + al

Clear prefixation: 'post-' (behind) added to 'orbital' gives the expected meaning 'behind the eye socket'.

Etymology

Postorbital as an adjective comes from the parts post- 'behind' and orbit 'eye socket', so it describes something that is just behind the eye socket.