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Origin of interspace
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space
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The species in which the upper borders of the orbits approximate could be separated from those in which the frontal interspace is wider.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The apex beat will therefore be found in the fifth or sixth interspace, and definitely at an increased distance from the midsternal line.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
In all of these characters the southern sample shows trends towards the southern subspecies, deppei, which has fewer ventrals, fewer scales in the first interspace, and more dorsal body-blotches.
From A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei by Duellman, William E.
But the Porpoise has those premaxillary bones not so much in advance of the bones which carry teeth named maxillary, as placed in the interspace between them.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
In fresh specimens, the orange ring at the top of the peduncle, and the broad purplish interspace between the carina and other valves, are characteristic.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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