lamellate

adj

Etymology

From lamella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Definitions

  1. Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.

  2. Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into…

    Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates.

    • The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.

The neighborhood

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