biramous
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of biramous
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Illustration A shows the biramous, or two-branched leg of a crayfish.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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
The effect of the parasite in the male is that the abdomen is broader, the copulatory styles reduced, and biramous hairy appendages are developed similar to those of the female, but smaller.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
The limb-buds early become bilobed and grow out into typical biramous appendages which gradually assume the characters found in the adult.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
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