skeletal features

collocation in English

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skeletal
adjective
uk
/ˈskel.ə.təl/us
/ˈskel.ə.t̬əl/
of or like a skeleton (= frame ...
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feature
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.tʃər/us
/ˈfiː.tʃɚ/
a typical quality or an important part ...
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(Definition ofskeletalandfeaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both sisters have similar skeletal features, including mild shortening of the arms, double joints of elbows, with an extra flexion crease and small hands.
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Fully bipedal locomotion is absent in chimpanzees, but its evolution can be studied because the fossil record preserves skeletal features needed to support the biomechanics of bipedal locomotion.
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The fossil has skeletal features that are closer to modern placentals than to marsupials.
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In appearance, they greatly resemble the typical cods, from which can only be distinguished by their skeletal features and the structure of the swim bladder.
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However, the multiple skeletal features also shared by the two groups represent another important line of evidence for paleontologists.
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This relationship takes evidence in a variety of skeletal features.
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While the skeletal features were similar to those of the adults, the body proportions were very dissimilar.
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The faceting of the rest of her body, to some extent, coincides with actual muscular and skeletal features (collar bone, ribcage, pectorals, deltoids, neck tissue).
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Another avicephalan group, the drepanosaurids, featured a suite of bizarre, almost chameleon-like skeletal features.
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The genus is noted for several distinct skeletal features.
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This obscured diagnostic skeletal features, which made the specimen's genus uncertain.
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Birds share many unique skeletal features with dinosaurs.
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Based on skeletal features, these animals were non-avian dinosaurs, but their remains bore fully formed feathers closely resembling those of birds.
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Tyrannosauroids were bipedal carnivores, as were most theropods, and were characterized by numerous skeletal features, especially of the skull and pelvis.
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A variety of other skeletal features are shared by dinosaurs.
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This is indicated by numerous skeletal features, such as the strong legs and specialized ends, the skull and the cephalic shield with eyes small and tight.
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