pinna
noun
one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
pinnae
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pluralof pinna.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their ear flaps, or pinnae, can independently rotate forward, backward, and sideways to zero in on a sound’s location.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 2, 2024
Researchers have found a new protozoan, Haplosporidium pinnae, in dead and dying mussels.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2021
Carella says bacterial infections are having a greater impact than the parasite in Italy as well as Greece and Croatia, noting that H. pinnae was absent when she first described the disease in Italy.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2021
Their pinnae are strongly reduced: essentially just being a slim semicircle of tissue concealed by pelage.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2014
Color: Usually lighter; postauricular patches larger and darker; ears small with pinnae deeply pigmented as opposed to large and lightly pigmented.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
