Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Existing (as a relation) between the limbs: as, intermembral homology (the homological correspondence between the fore and hind limbs of vertebrates or the corresponding members of other animals).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Between members or limbs.
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- adjective anatomy Between
members orlimbs .
Etymologies
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Examples
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* In chimps and gorillas the intermembral indices are 106 and 117, respectively.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Its intermembral index (the ratio of humerus + radius length to femur + tibia length) is between 80 and 90, whereas in our species it averages 72*, and its breadth across its shoulders is about 35% of its total height.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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* In chimps and gorillas the intermembral indices are 106 and 117, respectively.
Frame 352, and all that Darren Naish 2006
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Its intermembral index (the ratio of humerus + radius length to femur + tibia length) is between 80 and 90, whereas in our species it averages 72*, and its breadth across its shoulders is about 35% of its total height.
Frame 352, and all that Darren Naish 2006
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As noted in the post, the intermembral index of TAS is apparently unlike that of humans in that it has disproportionately elongate arms.
Frame 352, and all that Darren Naish 2006
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Notice the intermembral index — the hind legs aren’t long enough, relative to the forelegs.
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