subocular

[Lat. subocular is, from sub = under, and oculus the eye.] Being under the eye. sub-œ-so-phăg-e-al, a. [Pref. sub-, and Eng. œsophageal (q. v.). Anat .: Situated beneath the gullet. ( Owen .) sub-ō-per-cu-lar, a. [Modern Latin suboper cul(um); Eng. adj. suff. -ar .] Of or pertaining to the suboperculum. sub-ō-per-cu-lŭm, s. [Pref. sub-, and English operculum.] Ichthy.: One of the pieces forming the gill-cover, present in most Teleosteous and many Ganoid Fishes. With the inter operculum, it forms the inferior margin of the gill-opening. sub-or-bic-u-lar, sub-or-bic-u-late, adj . [Pref. sub- , and Eng. orbicular, orbiculate (q. v.).] Almost orbicular or orbiculate; nearly circular.