jubate

[joo-beyt]

adjective Zoology.

covered with long hairs resembling a mane.

Origin of jubate

1820–30; < New Latin jubātus maned, equivalent to Latin jub(a) mane + -ātus -ate¹

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Word Origin and History for jubate

adj.

"having a mane," 1826, from Latin jubatus "maned," from juba "mane."

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