dilatable
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The nostrils are placed laterally, near the termination of the muzzle, and are large and dilatable, being bordered by cartilages upon which several muscles act.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
The first three segments behind the head were dilatable at the will of the insect, and had on each side a large black pupillated spot, which resembled the eye of the reptile.
From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace
The bladder is a dilatable reservoir for the retention of the urine until the discomfort of its presence causes its voluntary discharge.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Many birds have the œsophagus or the skin of the neck more or less dilatable, but in no known bird is it so dilatable as in the Pouter pigeon.
From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace
The indications of the instrument record the motions under changes of temperature of such compound bars; in which the proportion of brass, the more dilatable metal, is two-thirds, and of steel one-third.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Henry Negretti
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