10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTADACTYLOUS»
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in one of two ways, viz., either as monstrosities or as cases of reversion by arrest
of development. If the hexadactylous pes be assigned to the former, then there
seems no reason why the pentadactylous form should not also be disposed of in
...
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The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, Normal and Pathological
93, of the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, I have described the
pentadactylous foot as it occurs in the Dorking variety of the common fowl.
Occasionally, however, there occurs in the same variety a hexadactylous
condition. One of the ...
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Journal of Anatomy and Physiology
... view of the morphology of the foot be correct, the bird follows the mammalian
rule in this respect. THE VITALITY" OF WILD ANIMALS UNDER FIRE. By Brigade
-Surgeon William THE PENTADACTYLOUS PES IN THE DORKINO FOWL. 595.
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
A superclass division of gnathostomous vertebrates supposed to have been
derived from pentadactylous ancestors. See phrases below. Most of the existing
species have lost one or more of the digits, and some even a pair or all of the
limbs, ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
A superclass division of gnathostomous vertebrates supposed to have been
derived irom pentadactylous ancestors. See hrases below. Most of the existing
spe— cies have lo one or more oi the digits, and some even a pair or all oi the
limbs, ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1904
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
A superclass division of gnathostomous vertebrates supposed to have been
derived from pentadactylous ancestors. See phrases below. Most of the existing
species have lost one or more of the digits, and some even a pair or all of the
limbs, ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
A superclass division of gnathostomous vertebrates supposed to have been
derived from pentadactylous ancestors. See phrases below. Most of the existing
species have lost one or more of the digits, and some even a pair or all of the
limbs, ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Having five digits, as fingers or toes; quinquedigitate. Also pentadactylous. II. n. A
pentadactyl or quinquedigitate animal; any member of the Pentadactyla.
Pentadactyla, Pentadactyli (pen-ta-dak'ti 1ft, -li), ft. pi. [NL., neut. or masc. pi. of
pewta- » ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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Description of the Skeleton of an Extinct Gigantic Sloth: ...
Both species of Sloth have three fully developed toes, with long claws,
corresponding with the second, third and fourth in the pentadactylous foot : the
fifth toe is represented by a rudiment of the metatarsal, which is a little more
developed in the ...
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
With a tail of middling length, and pentadactylous feet, the hinder ones scaly. This
is the long-tailed mole of Pennant : its length from nose to tail is four inches and
six-tenths; and it is a native of North' Ameriea. RUBRA; Red Mole of Pennant.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTADACTYLOUS»
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512 - A Hand Map of 'Swantacruz' and Environs
And this pentadactylous gem shows us 'A Handfull (sic) of 17 to 25 Mile Drives From Casa Del Rey and Casino Santa Cruz'. The map, designed by Polly Hill ... «Big Think, May 11»
Playground of the terrible lizard
Five-toed pentadactylous prints belonging to vegetarian sauropods have also been found. Says Jose: "The giants - the 35-tonne brontosaurus ... «The Age, May 08»
