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emarginated

emarginated adjective: having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.

Adjective

emarginated (comparative more emarginated, superlative most emarginated)

  1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
  2. Notched at the summit.
    • emarginated feathers
    • emarginated segment of a louse
  3. Having the edges truncated.

Forms of emarginated

comparativemore emarginated
superlativemost emarginated

Words formed from emarginated

Questions about emarginated

What does emarginated mean?
Emarginated means having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
What part of speech is emarginated?
Emarginated is an adjective.

Words near emarginated in the dictionary

  1. emaraviruses
  2. emarcid
  3. Emard
  4. Emards
  5. emarginate
  6. emarginated
  7. emarginately
  8. emarginates
  9. emarginating
  10. emargination
  11. emarginations

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