anatomical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- anatomically adverb
- nonanatomic adjective
- nonanatomical adjective
- nonanatomically adverb
- pseudoanatomic adjective
- pseudoanatomical adjective
- pseudoanatomically adverb
- semianatomic adjective
- semianatomical adjective
- semianatomically adverb
Etymology
Origin of anatomical
1580–90; < Late Latin anatomic ( us ) (< Greek anatomikós; anatomy, -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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This approach combines anatomical features with fossil ages to estimate evolutionary relationships and divergence times.
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She recovered key anatomical features including teeth, jawbones, and parts of the skull, which later allowed scientists to identify the specimen as a new species.
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Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.
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Research on both living and fossil lungfish provides important anatomical evidence about how tetrapods evolved.
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Researchers identified several anatomical traits in Xiphodracon that have never been documented in any other ichthyosaur.
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