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dorsate

dorsate adjective: ridged.

Adjective

dorsate (comparative more dorsate, superlative most dorsate)

  1. Ridged.
    • The words "straight-hinged" or "straight-backed" are not fully adequate as diagnostic terms, as the former term can be applied to hinges in representatives of most major ostracode groups and the latter is inadequate for many dorsate ostracodes with a straight, long hinge.1962, Anders Martinsson, Ostracodes of the Family Beyrichiidae from the Silurian of Gotland, page 130
    • Spiracles elongate oval, peritremes black, spiracle 1 and 8 greater than the others, spiracle 8 more dorsate than the others.1986, Vichuda Nithiuthai, “Taxonomic Study on the Larvae of Armyworms in the Genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) in Thailand”, in Thai Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 19, page 132

Forms of dorsate

comparativemore dorsate
superlativemost dorsate

Origin of dorsate

Borrowed from Latin dorsātus (“ridged”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about dorsate

What does dorsate mean?
Dorsate means ridged.
What part of speech is dorsate?
Dorsate is an adjective.

Words near dorsate in the dictionary

  1. dorsals
  2. dorsalward
  3. dorsalwards
  4. dorsar
  5. dorsars
  6. dorsate
  7. dorse
  8. dorsed
  9. dorsel
  10. dorsels
  11. dorser

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