flabellate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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.
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.
Translations[edit]
fan-shaped
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
flabellate
Participle[edit]
flabellate f pl
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
flabellate
- inflection of flabellare:
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flābellāte
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