membranous
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- adjective
- /ˈmɛmbrənəs/
- Specialized
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membranoso
- The human heart, glimpsed through a cleaved rib cage in the course of surgery, obscured by its membranous mantle, thrusts with an urgent insistence.
- membranous tissue
Examples
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The glass held a butterfly, its thin legs and membranous wings crushed against its body.
Fiction book (1992) -
The females swim into the orifices of a host to lay their eggs on membranous tissue.
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Huge creatures filled the sky, things with black, membranous wings that spanned over thirty feet.
Fiction book (1991) -
The entire exterior of another nest, that of a small sunbird, was covered with membranous white spider cocoons.
Academic text (1994) -
Like many creatures, scorpion flies are bilaterally symmetrical, with three legs and two membranous wings on each side of the body.
Academic text (1993) -
The butterfly's membranous wings shimmered in the sunlight as it fluttered from flower to flower.
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During the surgery, the doctor carefully examined the membranous tissue surrounding the organ for any abnormalities.
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The lab technician noted that the membranous layer was crucial for the overall function of the biological sample.
Synonyms
Having a thin soft layer like the skin around an egg
Compounds
- Specialized
A soft set of tubes and small sacs inside the inner ear that help hearing and balance
How Membranous
- Specialized
- Specialized
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word membranous comes from the Latin word membrana, which means 'skin' or 'thin layer', and it shares the same root as the English word membrane. So membranous describes something that is like a thin, flexible layer or covering.