Meanings
comparative more membranaceous · superlative most membranaceous
- Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
"Nay he confirms what his Antagonist has wrote, partly by History, and partly by Reason; affirming that himself in his own Garden found two little birds with membranaceous wings utterly devoid of Legs, their form was near to that of a Bat's."
1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 75Synonyms: membranous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or having properties of a membrane.
Origin
- Latinmembrānāceus
- Englishmembranaceous
From Latin membrānāceus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French membranacé
- membranacéresembling or having properties of a membrane
Greek μεμβρανώδης, μεμβρανοειδής
- μεμβρανώδης (memvranódis)resembling or having properties of a membrane
- μεμβρανοειδής (memvranoeidís)resembling or having properties of a membrane
Latin membrānāceus
- membrānāceusresembling or having properties of a membrane
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membranaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membranaceous
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