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lobate

[loh-beyt]

lo·bate

[loh-beyt]
adjective
1.
having a lobe or lobes; lobed.
2.
having the form of a lobe.
3.
Ornithology. noting or pertaining to a foot in which the individual toes have membranous flaps along the sides.
Also, lo·bat·ed.


Origin:
1750–60; < Neo-Latin lobātus. See lobe, -ate1

lo·bate·ly, adverb
in·ter·lo·bate, adjective
mul·ti·lo·bate, adjective
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World English Dictionary
lobate or lobated (ˈləʊbeɪt)
 
adj
1.  having or resembling lobes
2.  (of birds) having separate toes that are each fringed with a weblike lobe
 
lobated or lobated
 
adj
 
'lobately or lobated
 
adv

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Medical Dictionary

lobate lo·bate (lō'bāt')
adj.

  1. Divided into lobes.

  2. Lobe-shaped.


lo'bate'ly adv.

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