lobate
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
having the form of a lobe.
Ornithology. noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides.
Origin of lobate
1- Also lo·bat·ed .
Other words from lobate
- lo·bate·ly, adverb
- in·ter·lo·bate, adjective
- mul·ti·lo·bate, adjective
Words Nearby lobate
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How to use lobate in a sentence
It is lobate in form and is divided by lines into areas in each of which a deeply-stained granule is situated.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThough usually spherical the nuclei not infrequently have a somewhat lobate form.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourPhalaropes are small Plover-like birds, but with lobate webbed feet, similar to those of the Grebes and Coots.
The Bird Book | Chester A. ReedSome of them are lobate, and appear as if they were undergoing division.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourBoth joints of the shell are irregularly lobate, with numerous vaulted lobes of different sizes, and partly internal septa.
British Dictionary definitions for lobate
lobated
/ (ˈləʊbeɪt) /
having or resembling lobes
(of birds) having separate toes that are each fringed with a weblike lobe
Derived forms of lobate
- lobately, adverb
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