flabellate
English
editEtymology
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editAdjective
editflabellate (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
editThis 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
editfan-shaped
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Italian
editEtymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editflabellate
Participle
editflabellate f pl
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editflabellate
- inflection of flabellare:
Latin
editAdjective
editflābellāte
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