epipubic

Adjective

Meaning

Relating to the epipubis.

Examples

Due to the presence of epipubic bones, non-placental mammals cannot expand their abdomen, being thus forced to give birth to (or lay eggs that hatch into) fetus-like larvae. Source: Internet

Ossified patellae are absent in most modern marsupials, though a small number of exceptions are reported and epipubic bones are present. Source: Internet

These epipubic bones seem to function by stiffening the muscles during locomotion, reducing the amount of space being presented, which placentals require to contain their fetus during gestation periods. Source: Internet

Thylacines, uniquely for marsupials, have largely cartilaginous epipubic bones with a highly reduced osseous element. Source: Internet

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