quadripennate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

quadri- +‎ pennate

Adjective[edit]

quadripennate (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Having four wings.
    • 1975, Zoological Society of London, Journal of zoology, volume 177:
      The quadratus femoris is partly bipennate and partly quadripennate.
    • 1976, D. Lister, Meat animals: growth and productivity:
      The shortest fibres are in the plantaris which has a remarkable quadripennate structure.
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