10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OARLIKE»
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Fundamentals of Microanalytical Entomology: A Practical ...
Abdomen sessile: (brewing narrow, oarlike; marginal vein short, less than one
half the length of the wing, venation with one large seta and several small setae:
hind margin excised beneath venation; mandibles sickle shaped, overlapping; ...
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its ...
Rana aurora TURTLES AND TORTOISES 1. Hand flattened or oarlike; one or two
claws present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.
Hand less flattened, never oarlike; five claws present .
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Turtles of the United States and Canada
key. to. the. families. of. turtles. of. the. united. states. and. canada. 1a. 1b. 2a. 2b.
3a. 3b. 4a. 4b. 5a. 5b. 6a. 6b. Forelimbs modified as oarlike flippers . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Forelimbs not modified as oarlike flippers .
Carl H. Ernst, Jeffrey E. Lovich, 2009
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Biology: The Dynamic Science, Volume 1 w/ PAC
Whiplike or oarlike movements of a flagellum propel a cell through a watery
medium, and cilia move fluids over the cell surface. A bundle of microtubules
extends from the base to the tip ofa flagellum or cilium (Figure 5.21). In the
bundle, a ...
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Principles of Animal Locomotion
Figure 14.1 shows forces acting on a beetle that is rowing at speed v, moving the
blades of its oarlike legs backward and forward at speed voar relative to its body.
(It would, of course, be possible for the speeds of the oars in the power stroke ...
R. McNeill Alexander, 2013
Odd Land Boat Rowed by Oarlike Levers DROPELLED by two oarlike hand •*•
levers, and guided by a steering wheel at the rear that controls a single front
wheel, an odd land rowboat is said to move at a speed cjjpridapflflfly fas^r thai/ a
walk.
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True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera:Heteroptera): ...
They have the general appearance of tiny Notonectidae, but lack the oarlike hind
legs (Fig. 39. 1). Diagnosis. Small; body globular (Fig. 39.1), heavily punctured;
head very broad and short, immobile relative to thorax; frontoclypeus medially ...
Randall T. Schuh, James Alexander Slater, 1995
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Aquatic Insects of California: With Keys to North American ...
Form elongate; adults large, more than 5 mm.; hind legs long, oarlike, without
distinct claws (fig. 7:10) NOTONECTIDAE — Form oval, adults small, less than 3
mm.; hind legs not long and oarlike, with 2 distinct claws PLEIDAE 7. Membrane
of ...
Robert Leslie Usinger, 1956
It has sharblibe fins and an oarlike snout, known as the Spoon-billed Catfish.
Paddle Fish Parrot Fish A spiny-finned edible fish lives in the Northern
Hemisphere. -rrrv Perch A brightly coloured fish with a mouth like a parrot's bill. A
fish with a ...
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Up on the River: People and Wildlife of the Upper Mississippi
They are deadly hunters of small insects and larvae, working each side of the
surface film, swimming on their keeled backs with long, oarlike back legs and
occasionally poking the tips of their abdomens up through the surface film for air.
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OARLIKE»
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The making of East Indian bottle masala
I leaned over the wall of a tiny cottage and saw four navvari-clad women steadily pounding away in a wooden mortar with long oarlike pestles. «Times of India, Jun 13»
Jumping Insects Can Push Off Water's Surface
They do this using a series of spring-loaded, oarlike paddles on their back legs, according to a paper in the journal Current Biology. «New York Times, Dec 12»
The Year in Biomimicry: How Beetles, Mantis Shrimp & More …
They sweep back and forth and either propel something, oarlike, through a fluid, or move loose material along their surface. They can also filter, ... «GreenBiz.com, Jan 12»
Cartoon Creator's Grisly Murder
According to Ditto, after a few minutes under an oarlike paddle, he couldn't take anymore corporal punishment. But when he asked for a timeout ... «Miami New Times, Feb 08»
