Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ichthyology, the typical genus of Macruridæ, having a long tapering tail. M. fabricii, the rattail, and M. (Coryphœnoides) rupestris are the two best known, both inhabiting deep water of the North Atlantic.
- noun A genus of dipterous insects.
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Examples
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Kopidodon macrognathus, bat Archaeonycteris pollex, and a large rodent Ailuravus macrurus have also been identified.
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Horsfield's nightjar (_C. macrurus_) is perhaps not sufficiently abundant on the Nilgiris to deserve mention in this essay.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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The Archaeopteryx macrurus, Owen, recently acquired by the British
The Antiquity of Man Charles Lyell 1836
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Power of the EOD waveform is perfectly proportional to energy consumed by electrolocation, and electric signals use a significant fraction of the energy budget Fish were wild caught Sternopygus macrurus (gold-lined knife fish) from tropical South America, obtained from Segrest Farms (Gibsonton, FL, USA) and ranging in size from 20 to 30 cm.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Michael R. Markham et al. 2009
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S. macrurus thus maintains a circadian rhythm in signal amplitude and adapts within minutes to environmental events by increasing signal amplitude through the rapid trafficking of ion channels, a process that directly modifies an ongoing behavior in real time.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Michael R. Markham et al. 2009
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Male Giant Ichneumon, possibly Megarhyssa atrata, or maybe Megarhyssa macrurus
What's That Bug? 2009
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S. macrurus electrocytes, INa inactivates with a single time-constant, except during our final experiment when the sea anemone toxin ATX-II introduced a second, slow time-constant.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Michael R. Markham et al. 2009
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S. macrurus increases its EOD amplitude to a greater extent than the gymnotiform pulse fish
PLoS Biology: New Articles Michael R. Markham et al. 2009
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S. macrurus is a sinusoidal wave emitted at a steady frequency by each fish.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Michael R. Markham et al. 2009
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S. macrurus that rapid, controllable trafficking of ion channels is responsive to environmental cues and modifies electrical signaling behavior in real time, allowing
PLoS Biology: New Articles Michael R. Markham et al. 2009
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