biramous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of biramous
Example Sentences
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Illustration A shows the biramous, or two-branched leg of a crayfish.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
They are foliaceous and are usually regarded as biramous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
The antennules are uniramous, the others biramous, and all three pairs are used in swimming.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
This form is retained, with little alteration in some adult Copepoda, where the biramous “palp” still aids in locomotion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The mandibles, like the antennae, have, in the nauplius, the form of biramous swimming limbs, with a masticatory process originating from the proximal part of the protopodite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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