flabellate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /fləˈbɛlət/
Adjective [edit]
flabellate (comparative more flabellate, superlative most flabellate)
- (botany, zoology) Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.
Translations [edit]
fan-shaped
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Usage notes [edit]
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.
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
flabellate f
- Feminine plural form of flabellato
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
flābellāte
- vocative masculine singular of flābellātus
