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bilaterally symmetrical

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Adj.1.bilaterally symmetrical - capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
2.bilaterally symmetrical - having identical parts on each side of an axis
symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts


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If our giant protists were alive 600 million years ago and the track was fossilized, a paleontologist unearthing it today would without a shade of doubt attribute it to a kind of large, multicellular, bilaterally symmetrical animal," said Matz.
In the test, the subject is shown a series of bilaterally symmetrical ink blots and asked what the images suggest.
They are also bilaterally symmetrical - if both legs are normal, the pattern of one will be a perfect mirror image of the other.
 
 
 
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