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galeate

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ga⋅le⋅ate

  [gey-lee-eyt]
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–adjective
1. having a galea.
2. helmet-shaped.
Also, ga⋅le⋅at⋅ed.

Origin:
1700–10; < L galeātus covered with a helmet, equiv. to gale(a) helmet + -ātus -ate 1
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ga·le·ate   (gā'lē-āt')   
adj.  

  1. Biology Having a galea.

  2. Helmet-shaped.


[Latin galeātus, past participle of galeāre, to cover with a helmet, from galea, helmet.]
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