Definitions
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- adjective of flowers have a short extension at the base of the corolla
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Examples
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But they observed the offspring of the pheasants and found that the ones with long-spurred fathers had better chances of surviving than those with short-spurred ones.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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But they observed the offspring of the pheasants and found that the ones with long-spurred fathers had better chances of surviving than those with short-spurred ones.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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But they observed the offspring of the pheasants and found that the ones with long-spurred fathers had better chances of surviving than those with short-spurred ones.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Inasmuch as these are short-spurred species, requiring no effort for bees to drain their nectaries, no footholds in the form of beards on the side petals are provided for them.
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Neltje Blanchan 1891
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