English edit

Etymology edit

lamella +‎ -ate

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

lamellate

  1. Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.
  2. Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates.
    The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.

Usage notes edit

This term is used especially to describe certain insect antennae in which the last segments are so shaped into a compact club of flat plates. Lamellate antennae are a form of clubbed, or clavate antennae.

Translations edit

Latin edit

Adjective edit

lāmellāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lāmellātus