gracilis
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gracilis
1605–15; < New Latin; Latin: gracile
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Blue grama grass ‘Blonde Ambition’, Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The researchers focused on three fossilized Gerontoformica gracilis ants, preserved in amber from Myanmar.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024
In a recent study, researchers from Japan found an efficient and low-resource approach to trigger a reddening reaction in E. gracilis using red light and a bonito fish-based culture medium.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 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
H. g. gulonella is a chubby, deep-bodied fish, whereas H. g. gracilis is long and slender.
From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Cross, Frank B.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
