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unipectinated

unipectinated adjective: pectinate, with each ridge bearing a single projection.

Adjective

unipectinated (not comparable)

  1. Pectinate, with each ridge bearing a single projection.
    • The following are the terms used in describing the different forms of antennæ in the Lepidoptera:— 1. Pectinated, when the joints have long processes like the teeth of a comb. If these are on one side only, the antennæ are unipectinated; if on both sides, bipectinated.1928, George Vernon Hudson, The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, page 9

Forms of unipectinated

alternative formunipectinate

Origin of unipectinated

From uni- + pectinated.

Questions about unipectinated

What does unipectinated mean?
Unipectinated means pectinate, with each ridge bearing a single projection.
What part of speech is unipectinated?
Unipectinated is an adjective.

Words near unipectinated in the dictionary

  1. unipartite
  2. uniparty
  3. unipartyism
  4. unipathy
  5. unipectinate
  6. unipectinated
  7. uniped
  8. unipedal
  9. unipedicular
  10. unipeds
  11. unipeg

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