manicate

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adjective

Covered with hairs or pubescence so interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.

“manicate caeca of worms”

OriginLatin mānicātus →
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Meanings

adjectivemanicate (comparative more manicate, superlative most manicate)

comparative more manicate · superlative most manicate

  1. biologyCovered with hairs or pubescence so interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.

    manicate caeca of worms

Origin

  1. Latinmānicātus“sleeved”
  2. Englishmanicate

From Latin mānicātus (“sleeved”), from mānicae (“sleeves”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

manicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicate

MLA

“manicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manicate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicate.

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