Sentence examples for underside by from inspiring English sources

A seven-foot-long banana leaf dangled over the shrine; it was weighed down, on its underside, by a giant gray slug.

The tail region constitutes about four-fifths of the electric eel's total length, which is bordered along the underside by an undulating anal fin that is used to propel the fish.

However, there are concerns that short-term policies to provide large quantities of housing can result in low-quality units which are underside by consumers.

The cookiecutter shark uses bioluminescence to camouflage its underside by counterillumination, but a small patch near its pectoral fins remains dark, appearing as a small fish to large predatory fish like tuna and mackerel swimming beneath it.

They gain a bright yellow cast on their undersides by a length of 45 cm, which turns to orange by a length of 50 cm.

He was fascinated by the object's underside and by the hidden engineering made visible in the photos.

The extent of light rufous on the underside varies by specimen.

The plumage of seabirds is thought in many cases to be for camouflage, both defensive (the colour of US Navy battleships is the same as that of Antarctic prions, and in both cases it reduces visibility at sea) and aggressive (the white underside possessed by many seabirds helps hide them from prey below).

The upper surface of the cephalothorax is covered by a single, convex carapace while the underside is covered by two rather flat plates.

The top of the cephalothorax is covered by a protective structure, the carapace, while the underside is covered by a structure called the sternum, which has an anterior projection, the labium.

The underside is covered by a sparse, coarse coat, ranging from white to black (sometimes mottled), depending upon the species.