18, 21 b); the body shortened, with the abdomen swollen, but protected with tubercles and spines, and with longish legs adapted for an active life, as in the predaceous larvae of ladybirds; the body soft-skinned, swollen and caterpillar-like, with legs well developed, but leading a sluggish underground life, as in the grub of a chafer; the body soft-skinned and whitish, and the legs greatly reduced in size, as in the wood-feeding grub of a longhorn beetle. [Please select]
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Evidently it is going to be a longish job. [Please select]
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But, Dion, I'm seeing a longish way to-night, farther than I've seen before.' [Please select]
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"We four against the German government looks like longish odds," said I. [Please select]
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But the thing, whatever it was, seemed to be longish; longer, that is, than a pot of gold would naturally be. [Please select]
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After a longish absence he returned to the table with half the joint on his plate. [Please select]
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I embarked on a longish rigmarole as to the luck that brought me her way after all, against expectations. [Please select]
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We watched him from the height above for what seemed a longish time. [Please select]
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It breeds from March onwards, making its nest in longish grass. [Please select]
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As I was preparing to take my leave after a longish pause into which we had fallen as into a vague dream, she came out of it with a start and a quiet sigh. [Please select]
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The dewlap is covered with strong longish hairs, so as to form a kind of mane on the lower part of the neck; but this is not very conspicuous, especially when the animal is young. [Please select]
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