pediculate

pediculate
Not sessile, having a pedicle or peduncle. SYN: pedicellate, pedunculate. [L. pediculatus]

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pe·dic·u·late (pə-dikґu-lāt) having a pedicle.

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  • pediculate — /peuh dik yeuh lit, layt /, adj. 1. of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle. n. 2. a pediculate fish. [1855 60; < NL Pediculati. See… …   Universalium

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  • pediculate fishes — velniažuvės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys atitikmenys: lot. Lophiiformes angl. anglerfishes; pediculate fishes rus. морские черти; удильщикообразные ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaulinės žuvys siauresnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • pediculate — n. possessor of a stalk like structure (Botany, Zoology) adj. having a stalk like structure (Botany, Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pediculate — pe·dic·u·late …   English syllables

  • pediculate — /pəˈdɪkjələt/ (say puh dikyuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective 1. of or relating to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterised by the elongated basis of their pectoral fins simulating an arm or peduncle. –noun 2. a member of this… …  

  • pediculate — I.  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ lə̇t, ˌlāt, usu d.+V adjective Etymology: New Latin pediculatus, from Latin pediculus footstalk + atus ate more at pedicle 1. : pedicellate 2. [New La …   Useful english dictionary

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