fenestrate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin fenestrō, from fenestra (window).

Adjective

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fenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)

  1. fenestrated
  2. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
    fenestrate membranes
    fenestrate fronds
  3. (zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.

Verb

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fenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)

  1. (surgery) To cut an opening into.
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Noun

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fenestrate (plural fenestrates)

  1. (paleontology) Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).
    Synonym: fenestrid

Translations

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Italian

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Adjective

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fenestrate

  1. feminine plural of fenestrato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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fenestrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of fenestrātus