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SPINIFORME [3 records]

Record 1 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[It is a] cylindrical tube adjoining zooecial walls and parallel to them in growth, formed of cone-in-cone layers with [a] narrow central tubule which may be crossed by minute diaphragms; position commonly marked surficially by projecting spines, mostly at angles between [the] zooecia in Paleozoic species [of bryozoans]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

[Il s’agit d’un] petit tube cylindrique se traduisant extérieurement par des épines [...]

OBS

[Ils sont] situés à l’angle de jonction de deux zoécies adjacentes, [chez un Bryozoaire]

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Spine-shaped; thorn-shaped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qui a la forme d’[une] épine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Con forma de espina.

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Record 3 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

Tip of a pointed curve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
OBS

spiniforme : en forme d’épine.

Spanish

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