How to pronounce“frons”in English
IPA/fɹɑnz/
Syllablesfrons
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Definitions of “frons”
noun
In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
noun
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.
“In a generalized insect the frons extends from the vertex to the frontoclypeal (epistomal) suture, between the two anterior tentorial pits.”