complemental

Example Sentences

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In a happy marriage these differences become complemental, rendering possible that superior unity in which the two are made one.

From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus

Certain hermaphrodite cirripedes are aided in their reproduction by a whole cluster of what I have called complemental males, which differ wonderfully from the ordinary hermaphrodite form.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

The males differ in every point of detail, from the complemental males of S. vulgare, but yet present so close a general resemblance, that a comparative description will be most convenient.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

We have noticed the many instances of tiny complemental males, in connection with hermaphrodite forms, which, as Darwin states, must have arisen from the advantage ensuring cross-fertilisation in the females who harbour them.

From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

If we could get hold of a complemental critic, a critic who saw what the age did not see, and who saw rightly what the age mistook, we should have a critic of inestimable value.

From The English Constitution by Bagehot, Walter