capistrate

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adjective

Hooded, cowled.

OriginLatin capistrātus →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivecapistrate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebiologyHooded, cowled.

Origin

  1. Latincapistrātus
  2. Englishcapistrate

Borrowed from Latin capistrātus, participial adjective from capistrō (“to halter”), from capistrum (“halter”) + -ō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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