Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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opisthocoelous

Biology; Anatomy

Describes vertebrae in which the front of the centrum is convex and the rear of the centrum is concave -- so that the front of the vertebra fits into the next vertebra forward ...

opisthopubic

Biology; Anatomy

Describes a condition where the pubis bones point backward, as in maniraptors and predentatans.

osteoderm

Biology; Anatomy

Any bone imbedded in the skin . Osteoderms include the scutes of crocodiles, the keeled scutes, spines, and tail-club bones of ankylosaurs, and the plates, spines, and gular ...