fenestrate

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adjective

fenestrated

“fenestrate fronds”

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fenestrid
OriginLatin fenestrātus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

fenestrate1

adjectivefenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)

comparative more fenestrate · superlative most fenestrate

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

    fenestrate fronds

    1 more example

    fenestrate membranes

  3. biologyHaving transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.
verbfenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)

present singular third person fenestrates · participle present fenestrating · participle past fenestrated · past fenestrated

  1. medicineTo cut an opening into.

fenestrate2

nounfenestrate (plural fenestrates)

plural fenestrates

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

    Synonyms: fenestrid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).

Similar
fenestrid
Also see
fenestrid

Origin

fenestrate · adjective, verb

  1. Latinfenestrātus
  2. Englishfenestrate

Borrowed from Latin fenestrātus, perfect passive participle of fenestrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from fenestra (“window”).

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fenestrate · noun

Back-formation from Fenestrata, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Translations

Finnish tehdä aukko, fenestroida
  • tehdä aukkosurgery: to cut an opening into
  • fenestroidasurgery: to cut an opening into
Polish okienkować
  • okienkowaćsurgery: to cut an opening into
Cite this entry
APA

fenestrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenestrate

MLA

“fenestrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenestrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fenestrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenestrate.

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