emarginate
adjective
notched at the margin.
emargination
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a word derived from
emarginate.
Example Sentences
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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 John. B. Smith
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 E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
Ocular emargination: in Mallophaga, a lateral emargination of the head in which the eye is received posteriorly.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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
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 Sydney Anderson
