surangular, a. Zool.
(sɜːrˈæŋgjʊlə(r))
[See sur- and angular.]
= supra-angular (supra- 1 b).
| 1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 456/1 The surangular portion..forms the upper border between the coronoïd apophysis and the articulation. 1873 Mivart Elem. Anat. 120 We may find, as in the Sauropsida, an actual lower jaw consisting of several distinct bones, dentary, angular, sur-angular, coronoid, splenial, and articular. |