emarginate
Americanadjective
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notched at the margin.
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Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- emarginately adverb
- emargination noun
- subemarginate adjective
- subemarginated adjective
Etymology
Origin of emarginate
1785–95; < Latin ēmarginātus deprived of its edge, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + margin- ( see margin) + ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Shell pale; body whirl angulated; the base flattened, striated and deep violet; aperture broader than long; outer lip deeply emarginate.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
Shell white, with broad chesnut bands and lines; spire elongated, thickened; inner lip semi-circular, depressed within; columella truncated, emarginate.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
Laterally this bone is deeply emarginate; posteriorly it forms a large part of the otic notch, through which the columella passes.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John
Shell ventricose, the base lengthened; aperture longer than broad; outer lip slightly emarginate.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
Skull: Nasals rounded posteriorly rather than deeply emarginate, and less flaring distally; zygomatic arches weaker and markedly less widely spreading; pterygoid hamulae weaker; basisphenoid narrower; upper incisors shorter and wider.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.
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