tuberculate
Also tu·ber·cu·lat·ed, tuberculose. having tubercles.
Origin of tuberculate
1Other words from tuberculate
- tu·ber·cu·la·tion, noun
Words Nearby tuberculate
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How to use tuberculate in a sentence
Specimens from the Caribbean lowlands are less tuberculate, and most individuals from there lack rugosities on the tarsus.
Dermal plates consisting typically of two layers, the superficial tuberculate, the inner bony with radiating lamellæ.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanThese specimens (KU 3833), a female with well-developed ova, and a tuberculate male, were near a sandbar in the main channel.
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas | W. L. Minckleytuberculate -ose: formed like a tubercle: a surface covered with tubercles.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithTheir outer surfaces are tuberculate; internally they commonly have a radiate fibrous structure.
British Dictionary definitions for tuberculate
/ (tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪt) /
covered with tubercles
Derived forms of tuberculate
- tuberculately, adverb
- tuberculation, noun
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