lobate
Americanadjective
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having a lobe lobes; lobed.
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having the form of a lobe.
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Ornithology. noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides.
adjective
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having or resembling lobes
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(of birds) having separate toes that are each fringed with a weblike lobe
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Etymology
Origin of lobate
From the New Latin word lobātus, dating back to 1750–60. See lobe, -ate 1
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Earlier work by Watters linked the tectonic forces that produce lobate scarps with recorded moonquakes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Global map of shortening structures atop lobate scarps.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2023
Structures such as lobate cilia are currently too small for 3-D printers to handle, he adds.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2020
Theory suggests such bodies will take on an elongated or lobate form.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2018
Nor must we forget those water fowls which, instead of palmated feet, have what is called the lobate foot, which means that the digits have broad lobes or flaps on their sides.
From Our Bird Comrades by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
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