Noun : an umbrella rib. From Dictionary.com.
My first Browning was a Sweet 16 with a 26 inch ribless barrel. From Wordnik.com. [The Browning Wish List Roundup] Reference
Ehomba sighed, his ribless chest rising and falling less than it would have had it been properly supported from within. From Wordnik.com. [A Triumph of Souls]
Large smooth, or ribless red, described by Tournefort in. From Wordnik.com. [Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato] Reference
When the gene Hox6 is activated in ribless regions of the embryo, extra ribs are formed, extending from the ribcage to the tail (image on the right). From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"Even though they've got eight to 10 ribless vertebrae above the shoulders, unlike the seven of giraffes, humans, and nearly every other species of mammal, those extra few are actually ribcage vertebrae masquerading as neck vertebrae," said Robert Asher, of the. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Intelligence could not fail to suggest that an expedient useful in the case of the transverse arch might be equally useful in that of the diagonals, which were far more difficult of construction, as well the most liable to give way in the case of ribless, groined vaults. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference
They are in the first place almost ribless; their feet are in no way armed; many of the toads have no teeth, and those of the frog are insignificant for its size; they have no tails; neither the frogs nor the toads are venomous; the fiery expectorations of the poor toads are matters of household fable only; and their croaking choruses have startled many a poor traveller. From Wordnik.com. [How to See the British Museum in Four Visits] Reference
I’d like mine with a ribless barrel for a little less weight. From Wordnik.com. [The Browning Wish List Roundup] Reference
And that’s what makes the Hox genes interesting in this case: where the lizard body plan has a little ribless interruption to form pelvis and hindlimbs, the snake has vertebra and ribs that just keep going and going. From Wordnik.com. [How to make a snake - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
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