lamellate

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adjective

Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.

“The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.
  2. Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates.

    The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.

Origin

From lamella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Polish blaszkowaty
  • blaszkowatycomposed of thin plates or scales

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lamellate

appellatezealotprelatestellatedinoflagellateflagellatebiflagellateflabellatehelotpatellatephytoflagellatescutellatesubstellate
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Cite this entry
APA

lamellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamellate

MLA

“lamellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamellate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamellate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamellate.

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