needlelike
Example Sentences
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The species is known for its long, needlelike bill that can extract earthworms from deep in the ground and the males' elaborate mating dance and "peent" call to attract females, Slezak said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
Schwarz and his team found that before newts transform into full-fledged adults, they develop a tonguelike appendage that presses food against sharp, needlelike “teeth” on the roof of their mouth.
From Science Magazine • May 24, 2023
These fearsome fish, which can grow up to 5 feet in length and weigh 80 pounds, have around 500 needlelike teeth sticking out of jaws that are strong enough to crush crustaceans.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021
They form a mat and push needlelike projections into the ant’s muscle cells.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2019
From each dome rose a needlelike spire, all of them snapping with swallowtail flags and interconnected by ribbons across which children ran laughing, clad in cloaks of colored feathers.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
