[1870–75; ep- + axial]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, asymmetric, billing, onshore, upgrade
Examples of 'epaxial' in a sentence
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Our data confirmed that the epaxial pre-activation pattern observed previously for pipefish also occurs in seahorses.
Sam Van Wassenbergh, Billy Dries, Anthony Herrel 2014, 'New Insights into Muscle Function during Pivot Feeding in Seahorses', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0109068. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This unique morphology facilitated the expansion of the caudal hypaxial musculature at the expense of the epaxial musculature.
W Scott Persons, Philip J Currie 2011, 'Dinosaur speed demon: the caudal musculature of Carnotaurus sastrei and implicationsfor the evolution of South American abelisaurids.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197156?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Further, this material displays morphology that indicates a relatively large epaxial neck musculature for its body-size.
Michael Stein, Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand 2016, 'Dwarfism and feeding behaviours in Oligo–Miocene crocodiles from Riversleigh, northwesternQueensland, Australia', Acta Palaeontologica Polonicahttp://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001342014.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)