verriculate

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adjective

Having verricules (thick tufts of parallel hairs, bristles, or branches).

“beetles with verriculate markings”

OriginLatin verriculum →
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Meanings

adjectiveverriculate (comparative more verriculate, superlative most verriculate)

comparative more verriculate · superlative most verriculate

  1. biologyHaving verricules (thick tufts of parallel hairs, bristles, or branches).

    beetles with verriculate markings

Origin

  1. Latinverriculum
  2. Englishverriculate

Latin verriculum a net, seine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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