keratinous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of keratinous
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The specimen also preserves the first keratinous sheath of a therizinosaur, an element that covers the claw much like human fingernails, aiding defence, movement, or prey catching.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
He thinks they are a different kind of keratinous covering, though he agrees they were probably spectacularly colored.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 20, 2022
It is neither hair nor tooth, but a stack of keratinous plates that hang, closely packed and bristling, from the upper jaw inside a whale’s mouth, forming a brush-like sieve for feeding.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2016
This is presumably an extreme specialisation for grazing and raises the question as to whether Coelodonta had keratinous pads, or some other, similar structures, in these parts of the jaws.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2013
It is made of basal cells at the base of the hair root and tends to be more keratinous in the upper regions.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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