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They have elongated bodies with rows of bristled parapodia on their sides and a hidden set of pincer-shaped jaws that can be extruded for feeding.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

The sharks are bottom feeders and have elongated catlike eyes.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

To make climbing and swinging easier, gibbons have elongated fingers.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

“All other human species have elongated brain cases.”

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2018

They have elongated hind-limbs and long hairy tails; and progress by leaps, in the same manner as jerboas, from which they differ in having five hind-toes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various