noun
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the state of being palmate
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a projection or division of a palmate structure
Etymology
Origin of palmation
Example Sentences
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Enormous set of old antlers of a Barren Ground Caribou, with exceptional palmation.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper
The antlers have the trez-tine near the small brow-tine, and the palmation beginning near the former.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper
But there are also adaptive and purely analogical homologies, such as the interdigital palmation of aquatic birds, amphibians and mammals.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The palmation was much broader than I have seen in any other Caribou.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper
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