flabellate
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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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