piece of bark

collocation in English

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piece
noun[C]
uk
/piːs/us
/piːs/
a part ...
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bark
noun
uk
/bɑːk/us
/bɑːrk/
the hard outer covering of ...
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(Definition ofpieceandbarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The single crumpledpieceofbarkpaper was discovered along the left side of the cranium of individual 1 in the south chamber.
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These may be meant to allow the turtle to resemble apieceofbark, camouflaging it from possible predators.
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In a secret ceremony, the selected prince is given a specialpieceofbarkcloth by the head of the special verification council.
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A substantialpieceofbarkwould be cut out of a tree and used as a shield or tray.
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The top may be closed either with the samepieceofbark, or with a piece of some other material.
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A flat hiding place (e.g. apieceofbark) must be provided for each individual.
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A rock or apieceofbarkshould be provided so the scorpion can dig its burrow under it.
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Its exoskeleton is rough and bumpy, helping it to camouflage as apieceofbarkor droppings.
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Wire baskets filled with pieces of bark also showed a general improvement with both fertilizers, for all three parameters, but to a lesser degree.
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He made a man on each of the two pieces of bark.
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However, when their canoes wear out, they simply use pieces of bark as temporary canoes.
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The food item is usually concealed with lichen, moss or small pieces of bark.
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They spend the day roosting under leaves or flaking pieces of bark about 4to7 m above the ground.
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The neat, cup-shaped nest is built 2.5 metres or more above the ground and is made of grass, pieces of bark and spider webs.
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This can take the form of whole stumps, logs, pieces of bark or even worked timber such as railway sleepers or floorboards.
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They usually occur near isolated pools, hiding under leaves or pieces of bark.
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Any pieces of bark less than 106 mm long are categorized as quillings.
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Cassia is sold as pieces of bark (as pictured below) or as neat quills or sticks.
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Any remaining pieces of bark, hard fibers or other impurities are picked out by hand or, in the case of very small pieces, by the use of pins.
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