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subpennate

subpennate adjective: approaching the state of being pennate.

Adjective

subpennate (not comparable)

  1. Approaching the state of being pennate.
    • Hind tibia slightly flattened, with two rows of dorsal setae slightly longer than width of tibia, ventral setae short, short ciliation slightly subpennate.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Origin of subpennate

From sub- + pennate.

Questions about subpennate

What does subpennate mean?
Subpennate means approaching the state of being pennate.
What part of speech is subpennate?
Subpennate is an adjective.

Words near subpennate in the dictionary

  1. subpenal
  2. subpenas
  3. subpenicillate
  4. subpeninsula
  5. subpeninsulas
  6. subpennate
  7. subpentagonal
  8. subpentalophodont
  9. subpentangular
  10. subpeptide
  11. subpeptides

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