trilobate
or tri·lo·bat·ed
[trahy-loh-beyt, trahy-luh-beyt or trahy-loh-bey-tid, trahy-luh-bey-tid]
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adjective
having three lobes.
Nearby words
- trilling,
- trilling, lionel,
- trillion,
- trillionaire,
- trillium,
- trilobed,
- trilobite,
- trilobitic,
- trilocular,
- trilogy
Origin of trilobate
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Examples from the Web for trilobate
The nose is often twisted in epileptics, flattened and trilobate in cretins.
Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-FerreroThe trilobate roof of the nave was medival, but has lately been restored.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton JacksonJust behind the mandibles are the maxillæ, which are trilobate at the end, as in the three orders of insects above named.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring PackardThe importance of the trilobate form of the trilobite is very much overestimated.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
trilobate
adjective
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trilobate
[trī-lō′bāt′]
adj.
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