Example sentences for: bristles

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  • There are a number of striking similarities in the morphogenesis of hairs, laterals and bristles [ 8 ] . Data presented here for laterals and previously for wing hairs [ 10 ] show that the asymmetric accumulation of Fz is prominent in these terminally differentiating cells.

  • The laterals are longer than many bristles, but thinner.

  • The stiff bristles of the brush were made of plastic with flat tops, similar in appearance to a flat-headed nail.

  • The second computer animated ant film of the season is said to be head and thorax above its predecessor, Antz . Aimed at a slightly younger audience, the film bristles with buggy life and packs in the "gee-whiz moments" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). The critics' one gripe is that there's almost too much happening at once on-screen: It's "so dense with characters and illustrative detail that it nearly chokes on its own banquet" (Richard Corliss, Time ). (Visit the Web site of Pixar, this film's animation studio.)

  • Wild hog/quenk can be very aggressive, especially in a group of five or six [ 5 ] . They live in swampy parts of the forest and will cross water during the day [ 5 ] . The bristles on the mid-dorsal line from crown to rump of the quenk raise when the animal is excited and the musk glands emit a musky odour [ 5 ] . Quenks eat succulent tubers and fallen fruits and nuts [ 5 ] . The bravery dogs need to hunt quenk has been documented [ 27 ] . Of an original pack of nine 'native curs' trained in quenk and lappe hunting, two received deep flesh wounds inflicted by the tusks of two quenks during a hunt.


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