interspace

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The species in which the upper borders of the orbits approximate could be separated from those in which the frontal interspace is wider.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

One imperfect specimen shows a long temporal region which is wide, and a very narrow interspace between the orbits; with a long face, indicated by the extension of narrow nasal bones.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

In all of these characters the southern sample shows trends towards the southern subspecies, deppei, which has fewer ventrals, fewer scales in the first interspace, and more dorsal body-blotches.

From A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei by Duellman, William E.

The topmost boundary of the interspace is formed by the lowermost arch, and its lowermost boundary by the topmost straight ridge.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir

The two bands near the carina become confluent on the peduncle, and sometimes disappear; the carina is edged, and the interspace between the two scuta, coloured with the same dark tint.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles