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pennate
pen·nate P0166600 (pĕn′āt′)adj.1. Having feathers or wings.2. Having elongate, bilaterally symmetrical valves. Used of diatoms.3. Resembling a feather. Used especially of a muscle whose fibers extend obliquely from a tendon.
[Latin pennātus, from penna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]pennate (ˈpɛneɪt) or pennatedadj1. (Zoology) having feathers, wings, or winglike structures2. (Botany) another word for pinnate[C19: from Latin pennātus, from penna wing]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pennate - having feathered wingsfeathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends" |
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pennate
pennate[′pe‚nāt] (biology) Wing-shaped. Having wings. Having feathers. pennate
pen·nate (pen'āt), Feathered; resembling a feather. Synonym(s): penniform [L. pennatus, fr. penna, feather] pennate (pĕn′āt′)adj.1. Having feathers or wings.2. Resembling a feather. Used especially of a muscle whose fibers extend obliquely from a tendon.pen·nate (pen'āt) Feathered; resembling a feather.
Synonym(s): penniform. [L. pennatus, fr. penna, feather]pennate feathery or feathered.pennate
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