Definition of Pinnae. Meaning of Pinnae. Synonyms of Pinnae

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Definition of Pinnae

Pinnae
Pinna Pin"na, n.; pl. Pinn[ae], E. Pinnas. [L., a feather.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ. 3. [L. pinna, akin to Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity. 4. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear. See Ear.

Meaning of Pinnae from wikipedia

- the head. It is also called the pinna (Latin for 'wing' or 'fin', pl.: pinnae), a term that is used more in zoology. The diagram shows the shape and location...
- common symptoms in all reported cases of primrose syndrome include ossified pinnae, learning disabilities or intellectual disability, hearing problems, movement...
- Auricular hypertrichosis (hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita, hypertrichosis pinnae auris) is a genetic condition expressed as long and strong hairs growing...
- but with the bases of the pinnae not contracted to form discrete leaflets. pinnate-pinnatifid: pinnate, with the pinnae being pinnatifid. pinnately-lobed...
- sensitivity is further enhanced by the cat's large movable outer ears (their pinnae), which both amplify sounds and help a cat sense the direction from which...
- (feather-shaped), each leafy segment of the blade is called a pinna (plural pinnae), the stalk bearing the pinna is termed a petiolule, and the main vein or...
- on fertile pinnae, at the frond's tip, which are con****uously smaller than the sterile pinnae further down the frond. These fertile pinnae can be described...
- mammals no longer have the coracoid bone, unlike their cousins, monotremes. Pinnae (external ears) are also a distinctive trait that is a therian exclusivity...
- animals with mobile pinnae (like the horse), each pinna can be aimed independently to better receive the sound. For these animals, the pinnae help localise...
- spreading out radially from a round base. They are single-pinnate, with the pinnae alternating on the stalk. Each pinna is 1 to 15 centimetres (0.39 to 5.91 in)...