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filate

American  
[fahy-leyt] / ˈfaɪ leɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

  1. threadlike.

Etymology

Origin of filate

1820–30; < Latin fīl ( um ) a thread + -ate 1

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"The government has enough food stock and it is assisting farmers to continue their farming practices with improved seed items and drought-resistant crops," Wondimu Filate, a spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry, told AP.

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Filate: Diptera; antennae that are simple, without lateral hair or dilation: thread-like.

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