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  • adjective shaped in the form of the letter Y

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Examples

  • I also hear that they are good to eat and could be marketed for commerical fishing if it wasn't for the y-shaped bones in the meat. this fish is a night mare and has taken over several bodies of water and the great lakes will be next!!!!

    The Amazing Jumping Carp Of The Illinois River 2007

  • I also hear that they are good to eat and could be marketed for commerical fishing if it wasn't for the y-shaped bones in the meat. this fish is a night mare and has taken over several bodies of water and the great lakes will be next!!!!

    The Amazing Jumping Carp Of The Illinois River 2007

  • Bron stainless steel mandolines and classic Swiss y-shaped potato peelers are 20 per cent off all week at Nikolaou Restaurant Equipment 629 Queen St. W., 416-504-6411.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Ivy Knight 2010

  • If this picture of consciousness as some kind of continuous occupation by a consciousness me-thingamus, it really is as if that thingamus just smears apart and splits into two halves, forming a y-shaped personal timeline.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • The mouth is located on the small sucker and has three jaws with sharp teeth that make a y-shaped incision in the flesh.

    unknown title 2009

  • The mouth is located on the small sucker and has three jaws with sharp teeth that make a y-shaped incision in the flesh.

    unknown title 2009

  • Because I lived on the W. coast of Florida, I immediately turned my head towards the east, and saw the remnants of the shuttle, the y-shaped white cloud left from the explosion.

    Hot Air » Top Picks 2009

  • These y-shaped proteins bind to invaders, preventing them from attaching and passing through the mucous lining into the tissues and bloodstream of the body.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • As with other swallowtails, these caterpillars 'posses a bright reddish orange, y-shaped gland called an osmeterium, which contains a mixture of highly noxious chemicals that smell like rancid butter.

    Museum Blogs 2009

  • The mouth is located on the small sucker and has three jaws with sharp teeth that make a y-shaped incision in the flesh.

    unknown title 2009

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