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lobate
[loh-beyt]
adjective
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
having the form of a lobe.
Ornithology.noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides.
lobate
/ ˈəʊɪ /
adjective
having or resembling lobes
(of birds) having separate toes that are each fringed with a weblike lobe
Other Word Forms
- lobately adverb
- interlobate adjective
- multilobate adjective
- ˈDzٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Working with the most detailed images provided by MESSENGER, Man found 48 large lobate scarps that definitely have small grabens.
Like many bird species, pigeons accomplish this with microscopic structures called lobate cilia, which ornithologists documented early in the 20th century.
Theory suggests such bodies will take on an elongated or lobate form.
One type of feature seen on the dichotomy boundary is a lobate flow deposit.
For example, a type of landform known as a lobate scarp is found all over its surface.
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