amphioxus
Origin of amphioxus
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How to use amphioxus in a sentence
The amphioxus, the bridge between invertebrates and vertebrates, is not hermaphrodite.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontThe ovum of amphioxus contains very little food material and its segmentation is quite uniform.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourWhen the egg of amphioxus is in the blastosphere stage we cannot speak of either an epiblast or hypoblast.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourI carefully made transverse sections of a successfully hardened amphioxus, through the whole length of the body.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe arrangement of the nerves of amphioxus, according to my own observations, is as follows.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for amphioxus
/ (ˌæmfɪˈɒksəs) /
Origin of amphioxus
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Scientific definitions for amphioxus
[ ăm′fē-ŏk′səs ]
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