morphology
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Then you typically move up to the next module, which is what linguists called morphology, which is word building.
From Salon
“Based on the morphology of the mandibular nerve of Tyrannosaurus, we were able to clarify that the jaw tip of Tyrannosaurus was most likely a pretty capable sensor,” Kawabe said.
From Seattle Times
“My hope is to figure out what these particular morphologies are good at moving along, what they’re good at filtering out,” Dr. Leigh said.
From New York Times
To show the power of the froghoppers’ suction, Dr. Matthews, Elisabeth Bergman, a master’s student he advised, and Emma Green, an undergraduate volunteer, examined the insects’ morphology and tested their metabolic abilities in 2019.
From New York Times
Thompson’s 2014 paper set out to determine the best way to identify and survey plant species: the old-fashioned way, which relies on morphology; or by extracting DNA from leaves and using barcoding.
From Science Magazine
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