frons

n. (昆虫的)额

发音

UK /fɹɒnz/
US /fɹɑnz/

词形变化

frontes 复数 frontes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.

    医学
  2. 2.

    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.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    (of Diptera) The postfrons.

    生物 动物学

词源

Borrowed from Latin frōns (“the forehead, brow, front”). Doublet of front.

来源：wiktionary