Meaning of frons | Babel Free
/fɹɒnz/Definitions
- In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
- 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.
- (of Diptera) The postfrons.
Examples
“In a generalized insect the frons extends from the vertex to the frontoclypeal (epistomal) suture, between the two anterior tentorial pits.”
“In most blondeliines (and in most Tachinidae in general), males have a narrower frons than conspecific females […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.