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Ocular fringe: in Mallophaga, closely set small hair on posterior half of ocular emargination, sometimes extending on temporal margin.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Ferruginous; the clypeus, mandibles, cheeks, and the face, as high as the middle of the emargination of the eyes, yellow.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

The difficulty results from the holotype having a barely detectable emargination in the posterior border of the supraoccipital shield.

From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rabbits by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)

The gills are rather broad, with a wide, shallow emargination.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

In possessing a shallow emargination in the base of the stalk and in possessing a median process that is smaller than the lateral processes, M. socialis, as figured by Didier, differs from M. oregoni.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney