- past tense form of specialize.
- past participle of specialize.
specialized
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This specialized feature is strongly associated with deinonychosaurs, including dromaeosaurids and troodontids, two groups of predatory dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
"It possesses bird-like pelvic and hindlimb structures yet retains the specialized predatory foot and teeth of a small meat-eating dinosaur. It shows us that early bird evolution was far more complicated than we previously realized."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Brown fat is a specialized form of body fat that helps generate heat by burning energy, whereas white fat primarily stores excess energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
When Hochman took office, he put McKinney in charge of specialized prosecutions, giving him oversight of a wide range of cases, including cop killings, juvenile crimes, gang homicides and child abuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, in contrast to state bureaucrats, chiefdom bureaucrats had generalized rather than specialized roles.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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