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| x Biped |
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Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs, or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a bipedal manner is known as a biped (pronounced /ˈbaɪpɛd/), meaning "two feet" (from the...
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| x Wing |
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A wing is a surface used to produce lift for flight through the air or another gaseous or fluid medium. The wing shape is usually an airfoil. The word originally referred only to the foremost limbs of birds, but has been extended to include the...
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| x Quadruped |
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Quadrupedalism is a form of land animal locomotion using four limbs or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a quadrupedal manner is known as a quadruped, meaning "four feet" (from the Latin quad for "four" and ped for "foot"). The...
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| x Canine tooth |
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In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, fangs, or (in the case of those of the upper jaw) eye teeth, are relatively long, pointed teeth. However, they can appear more flattened, causing them to resemble incisors...
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| x Shovel-shaped incisors |
Shovel-Shaped incisors: Incisors that have a scooped out lingual surface because of lingual marginal ridges, crown curvature, or a basal tubercle, either alone or in combination.
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| x Scale |
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In most biological nomenclature, a scale (Greek lepid, Latin squama) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran (butterfly and moth) species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing,...
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| x Bone |
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Bones are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective...
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| x Notochord |
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The notochord is a flexible, rod-shaped body found in embryos of all chordates. It is composed of cells derived from the mesoderm and defines the primitive axis of the embryo. In some chordates, it persists throughout life as the main axial support...
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| x Gill |
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A gill, or lamella, is a papery hymenophore rib under the cap of a mushroom, most often but not always an agaric. As fungi are studied in more detail, several other types of fungi exhibit gills while not members of the Agaricales. It is now clear...
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| x Gill |
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Gill |
A gill is an anatomical structure found in many aquatic organisms. It is a respiration organ whose function is the extraction of oxygen from water and the excretion of carbon dioxide. The microscopic structure of a gill is such that it presents a...
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| x Gill | Gill |
A generic gill anatomic structure, regardless of taxa.
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| x Cartilage |
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Shark | Hyaline cartilage |
Cartilage is a stiff yet flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the...
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| x Hyaline cartilage |
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Cartilage |
Hyaline cartilage (aka “Gristle") consists of a slimy mass of a firm consistency, but of considerable elasticity and pearly bluish color. It contains no nerves or blood vessels, and its structure is relatively simple.
Except where it coats the skin...
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| x Thyroid cartilage |
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Cartilage |
The thyroid cartilage is the largest of the nine cartilages that make up the laryngeal skeleton, the cartilage structure in and around the trachea that contains the larynx.
It is composed of two plate-like laminae that fuse on the anterior side of...
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| x Outer ear |
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The outer ear has no bones. It is the external portion of the ear, which consists of the pinna, concha, and auditory meatus. It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum (tympanic membrane). One consequence of the configuration of the...
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| x Stipe |
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In botany, a stipe is a stalk that supports some other structure. The precise meaning is different depending on which taxonomic group is being described.
It may be the stem-like part of the thallus of a seaweed, being particularly common in brown...
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| x Petiole |
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Petiole |
In botany, the petiole is the small stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are...
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| x Petiole |
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Apocrita | Petiole |
In entomology, the term petiole is most commonly used to refer to the constricted first (and sometimes second) metasomal segment of members of the Hymenopteran suborder Apocrita; it may be used to refer to other insects with similar body shapes,...
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| x Petiole | Petiole |
Generic petiole concept, regardless of taxa.
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| x Decurrent |
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Decurrent leaf |
Decurrent is a botany term used to describe plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
In mycology decurrent describes lamellae (the...
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| x Decurrent leaf | Nepenthes saranganiensis | Decurrent | |||
