distinguishing feature
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A distinguishing feature is that on each hand, the possum's fourth finger is twice the length of other digits, which scientists say help it dig out wood-boring insect larvae, it's main source of food.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
But the distinguishing feature of McCrimmon’s performance is that it brings us closer to the real Fanny Brice, the vaudeville comedian who struck it big in the Ziegfeld Follies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
“His most distinguishing feature was his social empathy and imagination.”
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023
This eliminates a distinguishing feature of how Meta has managed misinformation on its other apps.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2023
The distinguishing feature of the document when it came to slavery was its evasiveness.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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