plagate

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adjective

Having irregular elongated spots of colour.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveplagate (comparative more plagate, superlative most plagate)

comparative more plagate · superlative most plagate

  1. biologyHaving irregular elongated spots of colour.

Origin

From Latin plaga + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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