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ADIPOSE EYELID [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Fish
DEF

An immovable transparent outer covering or partial covering of the eye of some groups of bony fishes, such as mullets and jacks, which serves protective and streamlining functions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Poissons
OBS

[La paupière adipeuse] peut couvrir l'œil devant et en arrière, laissant une ouverture centrale verticalement étendue; ou peut couvrir l'œil entier à l'exception d'une petite ouverture dans le milieu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Peces
DEF

Repliegue cutáneo transparente que recubre parcialmente el ojo de algunas especies de peces, como el serranillo [...]

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