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barbellate

[ bahr-buh-leyt, bahr-bel-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈbɑr bəˌleɪt, bɑrˈbɛl ɪt, -eɪt /
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adjective Botany, Zoology.

having short, stiff hairs.

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Origin of barbellate

1840–50; <New Latin barbell(a), diminutive of Latin barbula little beard (see barbule, -elle) + -ate1

Words nearby barbellate

barbed tributary, barbed wire, barbed-wire grass, barbel, barbell, barbellate, barbeque, barber, Barbera, barber chair, barber college
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Words related to barbellate

echinate, spiny, aristate, chaetophorous, hispid, setaceous, setal, setiferous, setose

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British Dictionary definitions for barbellate

barbellate
/ (ˈbɑːbɪˌleɪt, bɑːˈbɛlɪt, -eɪt) /

adjective

(of plants or plant organs) covered with barbs, hooks, or bristles
(of animals) possessing bristles or barbels

Word Origin for barbellate

C19: from New Latin barbellātus, from barbella short stiff hair, from Latin barbula a little beard, from barba beard
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