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List of examples of convergent evolution — Convergent evolution the evolution of similar traits in unrelated lineages is rife in nature, as illustrated by the examples below.In animals;Mammals * The marsupial Thylacine Tasmanian Wolf, had many resemblances to the placental Canids.… … Wikipedia
bivalve — adj. [L. bis, two; valvae, a folding door] Having two valves or parts; clamlike … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
clam — clam1 clamlike, adj. clammer, n. /klam/, n., v., clammed, clamming. n. 1. any of various bivalve mollusks, esp. certain edible species. Cf. quahog, soft shell clam. 2. Informal. a secretive or silent person. 3 … Universalium
crustacean — /kru stay sheuhn/, n. 1. any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the… … Universalium
boundary ecosystem — ▪ biology Introduction complex of living organisms in areas where one body of water meets another, e.g., estuaries and lagoons, or where a body of water meets the land, e.g., marshes. The latter are often called wetlands. Boundary… … Universalium
brachiopod — bra•chi•o•pod [[t]ˈbreɪ ki əˌpɒd, ˈbræk i [/t]] n. ivt any superficially clamlike marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having unequal dorsal and ventral shells enclosing a pair of ciliated food gathering appendages • Etymology: 1830–40; <… … From formal English to slang
