- has a
distinctive profile with an elongated, flat snout, and
highly protrusible jaws
containing prominent nail-like teeth. It is
usually between 3 and...
-
towards carnivory.
Sloth bears lack
lower central incisors and use
their protrusible lips for
sucking up the
termites on
which they feed. The
general dental...
-
especially members of Papilionidae,
contain an osmeterium, a Y-shaped
protrusible gland found in the
prothoracic segment of the larvae. When threatened...
- families.
Other distinguishing features of the
order are the
presence of
protrusible eyes,
another adaptation to
living on the
seabed (benthos), and the extension...
- of
predatory leeches are similar,
though instead of a jaw many have a
protrusible proboscis,
which for most of the time they keep
retracted into the mouth...
-
nematodes and some nemerteans. In
these groups the
stylet is a
hardened protrusible opening to the stomach.
These stylets are
adapted for the
piercing of...
-
families Cobitidae, Botiidae, and
Serpenticobitidae possess a bifid,
protrusible spine below the eye, or in the case of the
genus Acantopsis, between...
- of an oar in shape,
widening at the tip. Its head is
small with the
protrusible jaw
typical of lampriformes. The
species has 33 to 47 gill
rakers on...
- edge. The
caudal (tail) fin is
deeply forked. The
mouth is
small and
protrusible. The body is
silvery below and blue-green on the back, with
three to...
-
electrical signals given off by the shark's prey. They also
possess long,
protrusible jaws. When the jaws are retracted, the
shark resembles a grey
nurse shark...
