biforate

[ bahy-fawr-eyt, -fohr-, bahy-fuh-reyt, bif-uh- ]

adjectiveBiology.

having two pores or perforations.

Origin of biforate

1835–45; bi-¹ + Latin forātus perforated, past participle of forāre to bore

Words Nearby biforate

bifocaled
bifocals
bifold
bifoliate
bifoliolate
biforate
biforked
biform
Bifrost
bifter
bifunctional

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British Dictionary definitions for biforate

biforate

/ (ˈbaɪfəˌreɪt) /

adjective

biology having two openings, pores, or perforations

Origin of biforate

C19: from New Latin biforātus, from bi- 1 + forāre to pierce

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