fenestrate
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin fenestrātus, perfect passive participle of fenestrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from fenestra (“window”).
Adjective
[edit]fenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)
- fenestrated
- Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
- fenestrate membranes
- fenestrate fronds
- (zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]fenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)
- (surgery) To cut an opening into.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]surgery: to cut an opening into
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Etymology 2
[edit]Back-formation from Fenestrata, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Noun
[edit]fenestrate (plural fenestrates)
- (paleontology) Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).
- Synonym: fenestrid
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fenestrate
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fenestrāte
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