flabellate

English

A flabellate antenna

Etymology

From Latin flabellum + -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fləˈbɛlət/

Adjective

flabellate (comparative more flabellate, superlative most flabellate)

1. (botany, zoology) Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

Translations

fan-shaped

• Bulgarian: ветриловиден (bg) (vetriloviden)

Usage notes

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.

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Italian

Adjective

flabellate f

1. Feminine plural form of flabellato

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Latin

Adjective

flābellāte

1. vocative masculine singular of flābellātus