distinguishing feature
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"Bristle worm jaws also showed size-dependent elasticity. This is a distinguishing feature of bio-metals when compared to standard crystalline metals like copper or silver," said author Christian Hellmich.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Another distinguishing feature of the species is the presence of hooks on the middle of their eight arms.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
But the distinguishing feature of McCrimmon’s performance is that it brings us closer to the real Fanny Brice, the vaudeville comedian who struck it big in the Ziegfeld Follies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
“His most distinguishing feature was his social empathy and imagination.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
It is true that our color was not our distinguishing feature there, so much as the American- ness represented in our poor handle on French.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
