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Insect's forehead
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frons
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frons \Frons\, n. [L., front.] (Anal.) The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. 2 (context entomology English) The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"forehead," from Latin frons (see front (n.)).
Usage examples of frons.
I wonder how, in their canons of beauty, the Latins could possibly have inscribed Frons minima, underrating the forehead, the sublimest feature in the human face, the great distinction between our countenance and that of our Simian prototypes.