Bidactylate: with two fingers or finger-like processes. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
I loved the crunchy nature of these finger-like cookies. From Wordnik.com. [TWD:Lenox Almond Biscotti] Reference
Digitate: finger-like, or divided into finger-like processes. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Palmate: like the palm of the hand, with finger-like processes. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
It is made up of many finger-like streamers extending for miles. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Military Mobilized To Assist Oil Spill Cleanup] Reference
Appendix A finger-like sac attached to the large intestine (gut). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
Tubers reddish brown, up to 40 cm long with several finger-like projections. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
It also had three finger-like projections, like a claw, sticking up on the top. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Steel, finger-like rods submerged in the chilly waters quietly nudge and shake the plants. From Wordnik.com. [Grower Invents Cranberry-Harvest Device | Impact Lab] Reference
With a finger-like attachment on the end, the machine was even capable of throwing a curve. From Wordnik.com. [A Machine Before Its Time] Reference
Gabriele - its Latin name is 'Digitalis' = finger-like, so very closely related to the German name. From Wordnik.com. [Foxgloves] Reference
A thin splint from their frontal bones projects down and forward, finger-like, among the snout bones. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
The shadow lay, finger-like, touching the stook, but still she sat on, reluctant to go out and make sure of her happiness. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Bread] Reference
In spring the tender shoots come out of a paler green, finger-like, as if they were pointing to the violets at their feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860] Reference
Ariel, the long finger-like settlement which stretches far into the West Bank, almost cutting it in two, has long been in contention. From Wordnik.com. [Leaked documents: who was serious about a deal to end the conflict?] Reference
The long finger-like projections of corium into epidermis are sections of the long papillæ from which the horn-tubes of the sole grow. From Wordnik.com. [Diseases of the Horse's Foot] Reference
An immune cell paves its way and thus, forms finger-like extensions. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
They also have a finger-like column that holds the reproductive organs. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
It can expand and form finger-like extensions and likewise retract them. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
When I turned to the south there was the small grey finger-like image of. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
These finger-like appendages are called the labial palpi and maxillary palpi. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
She closed her eyes but that didn't distract her much from the finger-like muscles clasping his ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Heretic] Reference
Or they might contact the finger-like projections of DCs that extend to the surface of mucosal linings. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Once more we were upon the ocean, the tall finger-like peaks of the beautiful Mauritius fading from our sight. From Wordnik.com. [My First Voyage to Southern Seas] Reference
USA - The late-afternoon sun flicks finger-like shadows into the steel-and-glass study hall at Drake High School. From Wordnik.com. [Control Congress] Reference
The adult worms can cause irritation to the finger-like villi that line the gut and damage the tiny blood vessels. From Wordnik.com. [Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines] Reference
These proteins activate the platelets and prompt them to send out finger-like projections that grab onto each other. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
There were numerous little finger-like caves that branched out from the main cave, but they led nowhere and seemed empty. From Wordnik.com. [Polly of Pebbly Pit] Reference
The microgrippers 'grasping ability is rooted in the chemical composition of the joints embedded in the finger-like digits. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
In most beetles, there are two pairs of finger-like appendages that are found around the mouth to move food into the mouth. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
BMW clearly understood that, buying the space to use for a gigantic middle finger-like billboard over their German competitor. From Wordnik.com. [Jalopnik] Reference
The microscopic, finger-like processes which hang from one of the surfaces of the placenta and are surrounded by the mother's blood. From Wordnik.com. [The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy] Reference
As the egg is released (a process called ovulation) it is captured by finger-like projections on the end of the fallopian tubes (fimbriae). From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
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