membranous

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Scientists suspect that the membranous webbing helps to deter would-be predators by making the octopus appear larger and more intimidating.

From Scientific American

A butterfly’s wings consist of a thin, membranous layer of a natural polymer called chitin, which is typically covered with tiny scales that resemble interlocking tiles.

From Science Magazine

One approach, Sahay says, is to enhance lipid nanoparticles’ ability to “escape” from the membranous sacs that cells use to draw them in.

From Science Magazine

If you pinch your skin, you can lift it because these two cellular layers move freely above a membranous sheet called the fascia, which contains cells and extracellular-matrix material.

From Nature

Unlike birds, Ambopteryx had membranous wings resembling pterosaurs, flying reptiles that appeared roughly 230 million years ago, and bats, flying mammals that appeared roughly 50 million years ago.

From Reuters