lobated Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective having or resembling a lobe or lobes
lobate.
- a lobate tongue
WordNet
Lo"bate, Lo"ba*ted adjective
(Also<
- Lobate
- Lobated
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Etymology
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(Bot.) Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a .lobate leaf -
(Zoöl.) (a) Having lobes; -- said of the tails of certain fishes having the integument continued to the bases of the fin rays. (b) Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a coot. See Illust. (m) underAves .