Size is a measure of how large or small something is, in terms of magnitude, extent, or dimensions (such as length, width, height, area, volume) relative to a chosen unit. (Adapted from Wikipedia 2025. Size. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size)
Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation (Wikipedia, 2023. Skin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin)
Method of reproduction in which successive generations differ from each other. (United States Department of Agriculture, 2019. XENOGENESIS TO IMPROVE ARTIFICIAL SPAWNING OF REPRODUCTIVELY DIFFICULT CATFISH https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1005731-xenogenesis-to-improve-artificial-spawning-of-reproductively-difficult-catfish.html)
Diseases of the skin incorporate conditions affecting the epidermis, its appendages (hair, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, apocrine sweat gland apparatus, eccrine sweat gland apparatus and nails) and associated mucous membranes (conjunctival, oral and genital), the dermis, the cutaneous vasculature and the subcutaneous tissue (subcutis). (International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021 https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO). https://icd.who.int/browse/2024-01/mms/en)
Causal agents of huanglongbing or citrus greening are fastidious Gram-negative bacteria in the ‘Ca. Liberibacter’ genus. (Adapted from IPPC, 2022. DP 31: ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ spp. on Citrus spp. https://www.fao.org/3/cc2940en/cc2940en.pdf Accessed 25 May 2025.)
Uncrewed surface vessels, or USVs, roam the ocean’s surface like boats, collecting oceanographic and atmospheric data, but without a human aboard. Operators at sea or on shore can remotely control USVs or program them to conduct pre-planned missions and make decisions with minimal real-time human input. (NOAA. Uncrewed Surface Vessels. NOAA Ocean Exploration website, https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/usv/usv.html )
Legal provisions applying in case of territorial succession. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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A mobile platform with propulsion operating on and restricted to the surface of a water body. (NERC Vocabulary Server http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L06/current/3Z/ (surface vessel))
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy)
A single-stranded RNA virus, transmitted by aphids, widespread throughout the world, affecting oats, barley, wheat, and other Graminae plants, causing symptoms such as dwarfing and chlorosis in its hosts. (Translated from https://terimler.org/)
A species of insect belonging to the jumping plant lice (Psyllidae) family of the order Hemiptera, with adults measuring 3-3.5 mm in length and brownish, which feeds on the leaves of plum and almond trees and causes damage by creating honeydew. (Translated from http://www.tubaterim.gov.tr/)
Acer platanoides L., commonly known as Norway maple, is a large tree that is widespread in central Europe and reaching eastwards the Ural Mountains. It is a fast-growing species, able to grow in a wide range of soils and habitat conditions. (Caudullo, G., de Rigo, D., 2016. Acer platanoides in Europe: distribution, habitat, usage and threats. In: San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., Mauri, A. (Eds.), European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Publ. Off. EU, Luxembourg, pp.
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