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Mammalogy

Study of mammals.

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Mammalogy

clavicle

Biology; Mammalogy

A ventral bone of the pectoral girdle. Reduced or absent in many mammals. The collarbone in humans.

cline

Biology; Mammalogy

A gradual and sequential change of characters without significant break such as would justify division into separate species.

cloaca

Biology; Mammalogy

Chamber into which digestive, reproductive and urinary systems empty, and then exit the body.

lacrymal foramen

Biology; Mammalogy

A foramen in the lacrymal bone through which the tear duct drains into the nasal cavity, usually near the anterior margin of the orbit.

larynx

Biology; Mammalogy

A sound-producing organ in amphibians, reptiles and mammalslocated at upper end of the trachea; a cartilaginous structure containing vocal cords (the voice box).

least interorbital breadth

Biology; Mammalogy

The least width between the orbits dorsally.

longitudinal

Biology; Mammalogy

Lengthwise, running in a head to tail direction.

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