Supracephalic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    overhead; above the head. not-comparable

    "There is a typical complement of 9 large supracephalic head scales that includes 2 internasals, 2 prefrontals, 2 supraoculars, 1 frontal, and 2 parietals."

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"There is a typical complement of 9 large supracephalic head scales that includes 2 internasals, 2 prefrontals, 2 supraoculars, 1 frontal, and 2 parietals."

Etymology

From supra- + cephalic.

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