annulate
Americanadjective
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formed of ringlike segments, as an annelid worm.
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having rings or ringlike bands.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of annulate
1820–30; < Latin annulātus, variant of ānulātus ringed, equivalent to ānul ( us ) ring + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Thus vertebrate and annulate embryos agree in certain points at the time of the formation of the primitive streak.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
It is highly contractile and when contracted sometimes assumes an annulate appearance; but as a rule the external surface is smooth.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
Surface of zoœcia minutely roughened, distinctly annulate on the distal part tanganyik�, p. 225.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
In eggs with yolk, whether vertebrate or annulate, there is always a separation into an animal and a plastic layer.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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