-
fins [...] are many-
toed feet. The
various cartilaginous or bony
radii that are
found in
large numbers in each
fin correspond to the
fingers of
toes of...
- "
Toeing in" rail
fins also adds drag on the "outside"
fin, as its
angle of
attack is
negative during trim or in a turn.
These combined factors of
toed-in...
- from the tail or
caudal fin, fish
fins have no
direct connection with the back bone and are
supported only by muscles. Fish
fins are
distinctive anatomical...
- A
fin is a thin
component or
appendage attached to a
larger body or structure.
Fins typically function as
foils that
produce lift or thrust, or provide...
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artiodactyls (even-
toed ungulates) bear most of
their weight equally on four or two (an even number) of the five
toes:
their third and
fourth toes.
Another difference...
- The
Santa Cruz long-
toed salamander (Ambystoma
macrodactylum croceum) is an
endangered subspecies of the long-
toed salamander,
which is
found only close...
- A
vertical stabilizer or tail
fin is the
static part of the
vertical tail of an aircraft. The term is
commonly applied to the ****embly of both this fixed...
- with less musculature. In two of the
major groups of ungulates, odd-
toed and even-
toed ungulates, what
remain of the "hands" — the
metacarpal and phalangeal...
-
famous aficionado of
polydactyl cats
after a ship
captain gave him a six-
toed cat that he
named Snow White. Upon Hemingway's
death in 1961, his former...
- Swimfins, swim
fins,
diving fins, or
flippers are
finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or
hands and made from rubber, plastic,
carbon fiber or combinations...
