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anatomical

[an-uh-tom-i-kuhl] / ˌæn əˈtɒm ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
bony
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The fossils were incomplete and lacked important anatomical features, including a tail, which made confident identification difficult for more than a century.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Such structures could later have helped insects exploit a wide variety of terrestrial microhabitats and may have provided an anatomical foundation for their enormous later diversification.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

It is similar to facial recognition technology on phones, but recognises important and often hidden anatomical structures instead.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Starting in the 2027-2028 academic year, the medical school will also establish an annual financial-aid scholarship for medical students "in appreciation and in honour of all of our anatomical donors," the letter states.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Morgan and Sturtevant extended that anatomical strand in the 1920s, demonstrating that genes were material units, spread linearly along chromosomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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