forebody
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The Van Gogh's starry dwarf gecko can reach 3.4 cm in length, with light blue spots on its back as well as a yellow head and forebody.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
This time, the research team went a step further, adding what they call a forebody to the jellies.
From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024
Swim tests conducted in the tank show that a jellyfish equipped with a combination of the swimming pacemaker and forebody can swim up to 4.5 times faster than an all-natural jelly while carrying a payload.
From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024
This was a key with a bronze head in the form of a lion’s forebody ascribed to Gaul in Roman times.
From New York Times • May 28, 2010
They could see, as distinctly as though there had been no screening grass, the baleful eyes of the 304 huge cat and the shaggy forebody as the beast stood still and glared out at them.
From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames
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