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pinna

/pin-uh/US // ˈpɪn ə //UK // (ˈpɪnə) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pin·nae [pin-ee], /ˈpɪn i/, pin·nas.

    • : Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
    • : Zoology. a feather, wing, or winglike part.a fin or flipper.
    • : Anatomy. auricle.

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Examples

  • A marked difference is noted in the size of the pinna of the ear in the various species.

  • He says that Tarentine muslins, woven from the filaments of the pinna dipped in the dye of the murex, rivalled those of Cos.

  • The fronds commonly fruit very fully, even the lowest pinna bearing sporangia.

  • The terminal pinna of the frond and the terminal segments of the pinnæ are considerably longer than the others.

  • They are found in an oyster which is something like the pinna, only less.