pediculate

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adjective

Provided with a pedicel.

“The young buck began to pediculate as its testosterone levels surged during puberty.”

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Meanings

adjectivepediculate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProvided with a pedicel.
  2. not comparableobsoletebiologyOf or relating to the Pediculati, an order of fish now classified as Lophiiformes.
nounpediculate (plural pediculates)

plural pediculates

  1. obsoleteAny member of order Pediculati, now Lophiiformes; an anglerfish
verbpediculate (third-person singular simple present pediculates, present participle pediculating, simple past and past participle pediculated)

present singular third person pediculates · participle present pediculating · participle past pediculated · past pediculated

  1. intransitivebiologyTo grow, develop, or form a stalk or pedicle; specifically, the action of a cervid's frontal bone expanding to form permanent antler bases.

    The young buck began to pediculate as its testosterone levels surged during puberty.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pediculate

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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