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lo⋅bate

  [loh-beyt]
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–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; < NL lobātus. See lobe, -ate 1

Related forms:
lo⋅bate⋅ly, adverb
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lo·bate   (lō'bāt')   
adj.  

  1. Having lobes; lobed.

  2. Shaped like a lobe.

  3. Having separate toes, each bordered by a weblike lobe. Used of the feet of certain birds.

lo'bate'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lo·bate
Pronunciation: 'lO-"bAt
Variant: also lo·bat·ed /-"bAt-&d/
Function: adjective
1 : having lobes
2 : resembling a lobe —lo·ba·tion /lO-'bA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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lobate lo·bate (lō'bāt')
adj.

  1. Divided into lobes.

  2. Lobe-shaped.

lo'bate'ly adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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