emarginate
adjective
notched at the margin.
emargination
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a word derived from
emarginate.
Example Sentences
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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
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
The specimens from Quebec differ from the one from Wyoming in smaller size, relatively smaller lateral digital processes, larger more medial basal emargination, and slender shafts.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson
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
Black; the scape in front, a line on the inner margin of the eyes, terminating in their emargination, an abbreviated line behind them, and the clypeus yellow; the latter deeply emarginate, forming two teeth.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
