subclavate

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adjective

Partially clavate, somewhat clavate.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivesubclavate (comparative more subclavate, superlative most subclavate)

comparative more subclavate · superlative most subclavate

  1. biologyPartially clavate, somewhat clavate.

Origin

  1. Latinsubclāvātus
  2. Englishsubclavate

Borrowed from Latin subclāvātus. By surface analysis, sub- + clavate.

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Translations

Latin subclāvātus
  • subclāvātusTranslations
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APA

subclavate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subclavate

MLA

“subclavate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subclavate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subclavate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subclavate.

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