filate

[fahy-leyt]

adjective Zoology.

threadlike.

Origin of filate

1820–30; < Latin fīl(um) a thread + -ate¹

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Historical Examples of filate

Filate: Diptera; antennae that are simple, without lateral hair or dilation: thread-like.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
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