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Situated or built on another man's land, as a house.

Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.

Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.

Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.

Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.

Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; -- said of certain feathers of birds. -- n.

Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also supra- oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]

Situated above the branchiæ; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.

Situated above the choroid; -- applied to the layer of the choroid coat of the eyeball next to the sclerotic.

Situated above the clavicle.

Situated above a condyle or condyles.

Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.

Situated above, or in the roof of, the cranium.

Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.

Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the liver; -- applied to the branches of the hepatic veins.

Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird. -- n.

Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve.

Being or situated above the world or above our system; celestial.

Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. -- n.

Situated above the orbit of the eye. Supraorbital point (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon.