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21Siboglinidae — Taxobox name = Siboglinidae image width = 250px image caption = Riftia pachyptila regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Canalipalpata familia = Siboglinidae familia authority = Caullery, 1914 subdivision ranks = Genera… …
22boomslang — /boohm slahng, slang/, n. a venomous, tree dwelling snake, Dispholidus typus, of tropical and southern Africa, having black to greenish scales. [1785 95; < Afrik, equiv. to boom tree (see BOOM2, BEAM) + slang snake] * * * Venomous snake… …
23toe — toeless, adj. toelike, adj. /toh/, n., v., toed, toeing. n. 1. one of the terminal digits of the human foot. 2. an analogous part in certain animals. 3. the forepart of the foot or hoof of a horse or the like. 4. the forepart of anything worn on… …
24reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …
25Invert — 1) To turn inward. To invert the foot is to move its forepart toward the midline of the body. 2) To turn upside down or inside out. Inversion of the nipple can be normal or be a sign of an underlying tumor. 3) To reverse in position or order. A… …
26metatarsus — The distal portion of the foot between the instep and the toes, having as its skeleton the five long bones (metatarsal bones) articulating proximally with the cuboid and cuneiform bones and distally with the phalanges. [meta + G. tarsos, tarsus]… …
27front — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. foreground (see front); figurehead, cover (see substitution). v. t. confront, face (see opposition). front for II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fore, forward, frontal, foremost, head, headmost, leading,… …
28prow — I [[t]praʊ[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the forepart of a ship or boat; bow 2) aer. cv a similar projecting forepart, as the nose of an airplane • Etymology: 1545–55; < MF proue < Upper It (Genoese) prua < L prōra < Gk prôira II prow… …
29toe — [[t]toʊ[/t]] n. v. toed, toe•ing 1) anat. one of the terminal digits of the foot 2) zool. the forepart of a hoof 3) the forepart of a shoe or stocking 4) a part resembling a toe in shape or position 5) mac a) a journal or part placed vertically… …
30fore — I. /fɔ / (say faw) adjective 1. situated at or towards the front, as compared with something else. 2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. –adverb 3. Nautical at or towards the bow. 4. Obsolete before. –noun 5. the forepart… …
