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English
Etymology
From extra- + ocular.
Adjective
extraocular (not comparable)
- Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “extra-ocular”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “extra-ocular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “extraocular”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.