alary
Americanadjective
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of or relating to wings.
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Biology. having the form of a wing; wing-shaped.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of alary
1650–60; < Latin ālārius, equivalent to āl ( a ) ala + -ārius -ary
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The alary processes of the premaxillaries are widely separated, concave posteriorly, and vertical.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
The alary process of the premaxillary is small, concave posteriorly and vertical.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
In infucata the premaxillaries lie in a transverse plane and have short, nearly vertical alary processes, whereas in pseudopuma the premaxillaries lie at a slight angle and have longer alary processes that are inclined posteriorly.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman
The parasphenoids are large elements characterized by acuminate cultriform processes and posterolaterally inclined alary processes.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
The alary processes of the premaxillaries are vertically oriented in leprieurii, pearsoni, and taurinus and very slightly inclined posteriorly in buckleyi and verrucigerus.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
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