flabellate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Usage notes 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin flabellum + -ate.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fləˈbɛlət/

[edit] Adjective

flabellate (comparative more flabellate, superlative most flabellate)

1. (botany, zoology) Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

[edit] Usage notes

This term is used to describe the antennae of several kinds of beetles, where the last segments are shaped like a deck of cards. Flabellate antennae are a form of clubbed, or clavate antennae.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

flabellate f.

1. Feminine plural form of flabellato