annulose
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of annulose
From the New Latin word annulōsus, dating back to 1820–30. See annulus, -ose 1
Example Sentences
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The day for creative work of this sort has probably gone by, as the day for the evolution of annulose segments and vertebrate skeletons has gone by,—on our planet, at least.
From The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin by Fiske, John
Ringed, surrounded as with a ring, annulose, annulate: wearing a wedding-ring.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
For if the annulose animals have been formed by aggregation, we ought to find this process much less perfect in the oldest form.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
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