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Rorqual :: Rorqual (n.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback..

Ctenophora :: Ctenophora (n. pl.) A class of Coelenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs..

Tubulous :: Tubulous (a.) Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower..

Axis :: Axis (n.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body..

Miliola :: Miliola (n.) A genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers..

Conceptacle :: Conceptacle (n.) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles..

Rebate :: Rebate (n.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet..

Trigonal :: Trigonal (a.) Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles..

Rib :: Rib (n.) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.

Keeled :: Keeled (a.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf..

Feather :: Feather (n.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline..

Carina :: Carina (n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

Orthostichy :: Orthostichy (n.) A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem..

Mollusca :: Mollusca (n. pl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or m

Bicostate :: Bicostate (a.) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf..

Tetragonal :: Tetragonal (a.) Having four prominent longitudinal angles.

Lytta :: Lytta (n.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog..

Scissure :: Scissure (n.) A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure..

Stringer :: Stringer (n.) A longitudinal sleeper.

Binervate :: Binervate (a.) Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.

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