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Dictionary » M » Mobile Mobilemobile 1. Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable. Fixed or else mobile. 2. Characterised by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom; as, benzine and mercury are mobile liquids; opposed to viscous, viscoidal, or oily. 3. Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle. The quick and mobile curiosity of her disposition. (Hawthorne) 4. Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind; as, mobile features. 5. (Science: physiology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement. Origin: L. Mobilis, for movibilis, fr. Movere to move: cf. F. Mobile. See Move.
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Results from our forumBird-Dinosaur News... these scientists not even suggest that the femur muscle structure has evolved aswell? But the evidence shows that skeletal differences—including a mobile femur— meant dinosaurs couldn’t have given rise to birds . Bit of a strong comment eh? Is this not presupposition? I do see your point though, ...
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Natural selection is proven wrong... thought to have been produced by the animals observed more directly. … What the trace fossil record does tell us, is that there were few large, mobile, bottom-dwelling animals before the end of the [Vendian]. Nevertheless, although recent discoveries have greatly extended the record of sponges ...
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Bird-Dinosaur News... whether theropod dinosaurs’ skeletons would have allowed a similar pulmonary system. But the evidence shows that skeletal differences—including a mobile femur— meant dinosaurs couldn’t have given rise to birds. “Theropod dinosaurs had a moving femur and therefore could not have had a lung that ...
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I have a question on:Amoebas and evolving...... it seems that choanoflagellates are the closest thing to the ancestors of multicellular animals. Amoebas, on the other hand, are unicellular, mobile heterothrophs and so in that sense they resemble choanoflagellants. However, genetic and molecular studies suggest that they do not make as good ...
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Re: Alright, this is a bit silly but....... grows where it falls, and if there isn't sufficient nutrients in that particular spot then it just doesn't grow at all. Animals are (usually) more mobile and at liberty to choose where they live; if one area isn't suitable, they can move somewhere else. This can be just as valuable of a survival ...
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