monocrurate
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]monocrurate (not comparable)
- Having a single crus (leglike shank)
- 2015 July 16, “The Stapes of Gomphodont Cynodonts: Insights into the Middle Ear Structure of Non-Mammaliaform Cynodonts”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Additionally, these authors suggested that monocrurate stapes are thought to be of positive fitness for aquatic mammals whereas bicrurate stapes provide enhanced hearing abilities for terrestrial forms; however, it is important to note that the functional significance of these conditions has not been explored in detail comparing animals of similar habitats.