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quadripennate

quadripennate adjective: having four wings.

Adjective

quadripennate (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Having four wings.
    • The quadratus femoris is partly bipennate and partly quadripennate.1975, Zoological Society of London, Journal of zoology, volume 177
    • The shortest fibres are in the plantaris which has a remarkable quadripennate structure.1976, D. Lister, Meat animals: growth and productivity

Origin of quadripennate

From quadri- + pennate.

Questions about quadripennate

What does quadripennate mean?
Quadripennate means having four wings.
What part of speech is quadripennate?
Quadripennate is an adjective.

Words near quadripennate in the dictionary

  1. quadripartitioning
  2. quadripartitions
  3. quadripartitism
  4. quadripaschal
  5. quadripedal
  6. quadripennate
  7. quadripetal
  8. quadriphase
  9. quadriphasic
  10. quadriphonic
  11. quadriphonics

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