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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lobate
From the New Latin word lobātus, dating back to 1750–60. See lobe, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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One well known example is lobate scarps, ridges created when the crust compresses and one section is pushed up and over another along a fault.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Global map of shortening structures atop lobate scarps.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2023
Like many bird species, pigeons accomplish this with microscopic structures called lobate cilia, which ornithologists documented early in the 20th century.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2020
Theory suggests such bodies will take on an elongated or lobate form.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2018
Toes four with lobate webs; tipped with a broad nail; tail wanting.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.
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