fenestrate

English

Etymology

From Latin fenestrō, from fenestra (“window”).

Adjective

fenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)

1. fenestrated
2. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.

   fenestrate membranes

   fenestrate fronds

3. (zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.

Verb

fenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)

1. (surgery) To cut an opening into.

Related terms

• fenestration

Noun

fenestrate (plural fenestrates)

1. (paleontology) Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).

   Synonym: fenestrid

Translations

surgery: to cut an opening into

• Finnish: tehdä aukko, fenestroida

Italian

Adjective

fenestrate

1. feminine plural of fenestrato

Anagrams

• tanfereste

Latin

Adjective

fenestrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of fenestrātus