Definition of Semilunate. Meaning of Semilunate. Synonyms of Semilunate

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Definition of Semilunate

Semilunate
Semilunate Sem`i*lu"nate, a. Semilunar.

Meaning of Semilunate from wikipedia

- hindlimb includes two roughly equal-sized bones, the robust tibia and the semilunate-shaped fibula. There are six bones in the ankle. The foot paddle includes...
- plesiomorphic theropodan condition), a prominent dorsomedial process on the semilunate carpal, a convex ventral margin of the pubic foot, a subrectangular distal...
- upper arm (1:1.2 ulna/humerus ratio). The wrist had a version of the semilunate carpal also found in more derived theropods like maniraptorans. Of the...
- been used to arge it represents a second stage in the evolution of the "semilunate" carpal. Some recent work have notified that beyond the 4th metarcarpal...
- may be longer. The anterior end ("head") is expanded in a transversal semilunate shape and the body is the narrowest just behind the head, in a region...
- vertebrae (cervicals ?2-?6), an articulated right m**** with partial semilunate, left m**** phalanx I-1, distal end of the left femur, and fragmentary...
- birds. Like most paravians, eudromaeosaurs possessed a highly derived semilunate carpal formed by the co-ossification of the three distal-most carpal bones...
- (non-****uiraptor megaraptorans). The carpus (wrist) of megaraptorans incorporated a semilunate (crescent-shaped) carpal similar to that of maniraptorans. Examinations...
- one or two minor threads near the siphonal canal. The aperture has a semilunate shape. The outer lip is thin. The body of the s**** is covered with a...
- right wing are missing, and the left wing preserves two metacarpals, the semilunate carpal, and two long, slender phalanges with large, strongly-curved claws...