auxillary scale

auxillary scale
one of the small scales in between or superimposed on the larger scales, e.g. in such Pomacanthidae as Pomacanthoides

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  • Middle Tenor — Tenor Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • New Tenor — Tenor Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Old Tenor — Tenor Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tenor — Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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