Definitions
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- noun A
bicone .
Etymologies
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di- + cone
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Examples
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They are the dicone (the shape of a diabolo) and the cylinder.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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"The dicone embodies the real significance of the bone," writes Carus.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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Each dicone and cylinder composing the skeleton is called by Carus a vertebra.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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[160] Dutrochet in 1821 had tried to prove that the bones of the members belong to the type of the vertebra -- the dicone.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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