narrow shaped cell with a sharp tapering at both end
inflate elements, tapering to each end (fig. 3).
Spindle-shaped; tapering to each end from a smaller mid-section.
Spindle shaped (i.e. being wider in the middle and narrowing toward the ends).
spindle-shaped; widest in middle, tapering toward the ends
spindle-shaped; referring to the form of fishes that have the body tapering both anteriorly and posteriorly, and slightly or not at allcompressed
(syn. spindle-shaped) A body form which is thickest medially and tapers both anteriad and posteriad.
Spindle-shaped, tapering toward ends. Herd : A co-ordinated group of cetacean s (term is most often used when referring to baleen whales).
spindle-shaped; wide in the middle and narrow at each end
tapering towards each end; football-shaped
spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped
Tapering at both ends; spindle shaped.
spindle-shaped, tapering at each end.
Spindle-shaped; that is, swollen at the middle and narrowing gradually toward each end.
Formed like a spindle, wider in the middle and tapering toward the ends. An aneurysm may be fusiform. The word "fusiform" comes from the Latin "fusus" meaning "spindle."
a. (L. fusus, a spindle; forma, form) shaped like a spindle; thick, tapering at both ends.
Tapering on both ends, or spindle-shaped.
Shapes like a spindle; tapered at both ends.
Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.
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