flabellate

English

Etymology

From Latin flābellum +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fləˈbɛlət/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlət

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.

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.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

flabellate

  1. feminine plural of flabellato

Participle

flabellate f pl

  1. feminine plural of flabellato

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

flabellate

  1. inflection of flabellare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

Adjective

flābellāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of flābellātus
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