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anatomy

noun as in physical structure of animals, plants

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They will lose the human anatomy so familiar from science-fiction, in favor of designs that make them safer, steadier, and more adept.

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It took Leakey two years to find funding, which gave Goodall time to study primate behavior and anatomy in London.

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Long before humans studied anatomy, all it took was a stiff wind and some dust to figure out that our eyes are sensitive and susceptible to damage.

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“It was giving him more of the ‘why,’ showing him the anatomy part of it,” Yavarone said.

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“The only support Gavin Newscum will ever get out of me is from ...,” he wrote, and ended his statement by referencing a portion of his anatomy.

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