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trilobed

American  
[trahy-lohbd] / ˈtraɪˌloʊbd /

adjective

  1. trilobate.


Etymology

Origin of trilobed

First recorded in 1820–30; tri- + lobed

Example Sentences

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Upper sectorial with a large, distinctly trilobed blade and a moderately developed inner lobe placed at the anterior extremity of the blade.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

In several genera, namely, P�cilasma, Dichelaspis, Conchoderma, and Alepas, the scuta show a tendency to be bilobed or trilobed.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Post-Pliocene, South America. there are eight molars on each side of each jaw, and the crowns of these are fluted and almost trilobed.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

The archenteron gives off two lateral pounchs and thus becomes trilobed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

What all authors have agreed in calling the mentum is very noticeable, being large and broad, and trilobed behind.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

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