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Instrument: calipers
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A caliper (or "pair of calipers") is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object. Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital display.
Vernier calipers were used for measuring organism sizes to the nearest 0.1mm (e.g. https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/plastic-vernier-calipers/nc9280794).