subpennate

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adjective

Approaching the state of being pennate.

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Meanings

adjectivesubpennate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableApproaching the state of being pennate.

    Hind tibia slightly flattened, with two rows of dorsal setae slightly longer than width of tibia, ventral setae short, short ciliation slightly subpennate.

    2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + pennate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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