gracilis
Americannoun
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graciles
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Etymology
Origin of gracilis
1605–15; < New Latin; Latin: gracile
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The researchers focused on three fossilized Gerontoformica gracilis ants, preserved in amber from Myanmar.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 13, 2024
These analyses revealed that reddened cells not only had a high concentration of diadinoxanthin, the most abundant carotenoid in E. gracilis, but also produced an unidentified xanthophyll-type carotenoid.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
Like most other photosynthetic plants, E. gracilis also contains carotenoids -- natural substances with a wide variety of health benefits.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
In his first Tommy John reconstruction, they used the tendon from the gracilis muscle in his left thigh, then for the second one did the same from the right side.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
No specimens from Utah indicate intergradation between gracilis and wasatchensis, the form to the east, but specimens from farther north at Albion, Cassia County, Idaho, do show intergradation.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
The two funiculi graciles of opposite sides are in contact in the mid dorsal line and have between them the postero median fissure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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