different between flabellate vs biflabellate

English

Etymology

From Latin flabellum + -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fl??b?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Adjective

flabellate (comparative more flabellate, superlative most flabellate)

1. (botany, zoology) Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

Translations

Usage notes

This term is used to describe the antennae of several kinds of beetles, where the last segments are shaped like a deck of cards. Flabellate antennae are a form of clubbed, or clavate antennae.

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

flabellate

1. feminine plural of flabellato

Participle

flabellate

1. feminine plural of flabellato

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

flabellate

1. inflection of flabellare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

Adjective

fl?bell?te

1. vocative masculine singular of fl?bell?tus

English

Etymology

bi- +? flabellate

Adjective

biflabellate (not comparable)

1. (zoology) flabellate on both sides