specialized organ

collocation in English

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specialized
adjective
uk
/ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪzd/us
/ˈspeʃ.ə.laɪzd/
working in and knowing a lot about one particular subject, skill, service, ...
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organ
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən/us
/ˈɔːr.ɡən/
a part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a ...
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(Definition ofspecializedandorganfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The plume provides essential nutrients to bacteria living inside aspecializedorganwithin its body (i.e., trophosome) as part of a symbiotic relationship.
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A bacteriome is aspecializedorganthat runs along the length of the pea aphid on two sides of the body and joins near the hindgut.
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Caterpillars of lycaenid butterflies have therefore evolved specialized organs that secrete chemicals to feed and appease ants.
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The utricle and saccule are specialized organs present in the inner ears of all vertebrate animals.
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Animals have adapted with specialized organs, such as a rete mirabile, an organ that efficiently transfers heat.
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Scyphozoans have no durable hard parts, including no head, no skeleton, and no specialized organs for respiration or excretion.
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Toward these ends, the law created or empowered several specialized organs and agencies, all of which are open to the participation of the autonomous communities.
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Many lycaenid caterpillars produce nectar by specialized organs and communicate with the ants through sound and vibrations.
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These are made possible via new specialized organs created during the mutation process.
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Fish generally control their depth by regulating the amount of gas in specialized organs that are much like balloons.
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Ooloi have an additional pair of sensory arms, specialized organs for connecting to other organisms, absorbing genetic information, and making alterations.
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The heat receptors are sensitive to infrared radiation and can occur in specialized organs, for instance in pit vipers.
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