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pen·nate

[pen-eyt]
adjective
winged; feathered.
Also, pen·nat·ed.


Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin pennātus. See penna, -ate1

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pennate or pennated (ˈpɛneɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  having feathers, wings, or winglike structures
2.  another word for pinnate
 
[C19: from Latin pennātus, from penna wing]
 
pennated or pennated
 
adj
 
[C19: from Latin pennātus, from penna wing]

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More pennate is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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pennate pen·nate (pěn'āt')
adj.

  1. Having feathers or wings.

  2. Resembling a feather.

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