˜yÐÄvlog

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browridge

or brow ridge

[ brou-rij ]

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the bony prominence above the eye.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of browridge1

First recorded in 1895–1900; brow + ridge
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Homo heidelbergensis possessed a large browridge and a bigger braincase and flatter face than earlier hominins - species on the human evolutionary lineage.

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“We don’t have the frontal bone, browridge, face, teeth or chin region, any of which could have been less ‘modern’ in form,†he said in an email.

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Around when Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was published, scientists were puzzled by ancient human bones discovered in 1856 Germany that featured a prominent browridge.

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