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biramous

Also bi·ra·mose

[bahy-rey-muhs]

adjective

Biology.
  1. consisting of or divided into two branches.

    a biramous appendage.



biramous

/ ˈbɪrəməs /

adjective

  1. divided into two parts, as the appendages of crustaceans

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of biramous1

First recorded in 1875–80; bi- 1 + ramous
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Example Sentences

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It is highly probable, however, that the biramous limb is a simplification of a more complex primitive type, to which the Phyllopod limb is a more or less close approximation.

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They are foliaceous and are usually regarded as biramous.

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The abdomen of the female is very broad, and has four pairs of biramous appendages covered with hairs, the normal function of which is to carry the eggs.

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This form is retained, with little alteration in some adult Copepoda, where the biramous “palp” still aids in locomotion.

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The limb-buds early become bilobed and grow out into typical biramous appendages which gradually assume the characters found in the adult.

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