Sentence examples for elongate body from inspiring English sources

The most characteristic aspect of the snake form is the elongate body and tail and the absence of limbs.

Based on our results, we reconstruct a last common ancestor of Panarthropoda that had a relatively elongate body plan like most arthropods and onychophorans, rather than a compact, tardigrade-like body plan.

The sand whiting has a very similar profile to other members of the genus Sillago, with a slightly compressed, elongate body tapering toward the terminal mouth.

Small arthropod with an elongate body differentiated into head, segmented trunk and non-somitic telson.

However, a more elongate skull and a more elongate body do not appear to be independent [ 7].

We examined the evolution of elongate body plans in six clades of ray-finned fishes (Saurichthyidae, Lepisosteidae, Esocidae, Belonidae, Sphyraenidae, Aulostomidae and Fistulariidae).

They have elongate bodies, long tails, and small limbs.

Sand lances (or sand eels) have elongate bodies up to 8.5 cm (about 3.5 inches) in length that lack scutes, scales, and spines.

Members of this level of morphological organization (or grade) typically have elongate bodies and either a single shell (Monoplacophora), seven, eight, or up to 17 plates (Polyplacophora) or lack plates altogether and instead have calcium carbonate spicules (Aplacophora).

At night, whitetip reef sharks emerge to hunt bony fishes, crustaceans, and octopus in groups, their elongate bodies allowing them to force their way into crevices and holes to extract hidden prey.

For example, in all three assemblages deep bodies are associated with short "down-turned" heads associated with strong biting force, whereas elongate bodies tend to have elongate "up-turned" heads typical of planktivorous suction feeders (Figure 4).