ANTERIORLY • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Anteriorly

... ossified near their extremities: this union of the two bones, however, is not constant in any breed; and in eleven out of fourteen skulls of crested breeds, these processes were quite distinct. These processes, when not united, instead of being inclined anteriorly as in all common breeds, descend at right angles to the lower jaw; and in this case the longer axis of the bony cavity of the ear is likewise more perpendicular than in other breeds. When the squamosal process is free, instead of expanding at the tip, it is reduced to an extremely fine and ...

— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. • Charles Darwin