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1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

2. The human skin; so called in contempt. O tigers heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! (Shak)

Origin: OE.hide, hude, as. Hd; akin to D. Huid, OHG, ht, g. Haut, Icel. H, dan. & Sw. Hud, L. Cutis, gr.; and cf. Gr. Skin, hide, L. Scutum shield, and E. Sky.


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Re: Lipid Bilayers vs Micelles

... phospholipid micelle would not allow the hydrophilic heads to make a continuous, unbroken surface. The simplest way for phospholipids to "hide" their hydrophobic tails is the lipid bilayer configuration. Hopefully that helps anyone who stumbles across this board in the future.

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by squillss
Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:34 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
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Are predators always smarter than their prey?

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by Biologist123
Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:59 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Are predators always smarter than their prey?
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Inbreeding

... not be recessive, since the enhanced protein would produce enhanced effects - there's no reason to expect the "regular" proteins to hide the enhancement.

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by Darby
Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:41 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Inbreeding
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Green mammals

... be better camouflaged if they were green. I think the answer is simply that mammals lack the ability to produce green pigmentation in their fur or hide, or indeed any great range of pigmentation, compared to reptiles or birds. Basically mammals are only black white or brown. The white can be creamy ...

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by animartco
Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:33 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Green mammals
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Green mammals

... abandoned. The only predators that may pose any threat to mammals through vision are birds of prey, but again they predate small mammals, which hide well against dirt and in leaf litter, and can find shelter under many plants. In some cases, green mammals are found. However, this is not the ...

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by Squirrell
Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:39 pm
 
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Topic: Green mammals
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