Galea
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- Galea (helmet), ancient Roman helmet
- Galea (genus)Galea (genus)Galea is a genus of South American rodents of the family Caviidae. Four species are known, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Brazil. They are as follows:* Brandt's Yellow-toothed Cavy...
, a genus of rodents - Galea (insects), part of the maxilla in the mouthparts of insects
- Galea, a cladeCladeA clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
of sharks - Galea (boat), a boat whose shape was used in galley divisionGalley divisionIn arithmetic, the galley method, also known as the batello or the scratch method, was the most widely used method of division in use prior to 1600. The names galea and batello refer to a boat which the outline of the work was thought to resemble.An earlier version of this method was used as early...
- Galea aponeuroticaGalea aponeuroticaThe galea aponeurotica is a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue which covers the upper part of the cranium; behind, it is attached, in the interval between its union with the Occipitales, to the external occipital protuberance and highest nuchal lines of the occipital bone; in front, it forms a...
, a fibrous tissue covering the cranium
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- Galea (surname)