Lamellation
[lam-uh-ley-shuh n] /ˌlæm əˈleɪ ʃən/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales.
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- Lamelli-
1. a combining form representing lamella, in compound words: lamelliform. combining form 1. indicating lamella or lamellae: lamellibranch
- Lamellibranch
[luh-mel-uh-brangk] /ləˈmɛl əˌbræŋk/ noun 1. . /ləˈmɛlɪˌbræŋk/ noun, adjective 1. another word for bivalve (sense 1), bivalve (sense 2) lamellibranch (lə-měl’ə-brānk’)
- Lamellicorn
[luh-mel-i-kawrn] /ləˈmɛl ɪˌkɔrn/ Entomology adjective 1. having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles. 2. (of an antenna) having lamellate terminal segments. noun 3. a lamellicorn beetle. /ləˈmɛlɪˌkɔːn/ noun 1. any beetle of the superfamily Lamellicornia, having flattened terminal plates to the antennae: includes the […]
- Lamelliform
[luh-mel-uh-fawrm] /ləˈmɛl əˌfɔrm/ adjective 1. shaped like a lamella; platelike; scalelike. /ləˈmɛlɪˌfɔːm/ adjective 1. shaped like a lamella; platelike: lamelliform antennae
- Lamellirostral
[luh-mel-uh-ros-truh l] /ləˌmɛl əˈrɒs trəl/ adjective, Ornithology. 1. having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos. /ləˌmɛlɪˈrɒstrəl/ adjective 1. (of ducks, geese, etc) having a bill fringed with thin plates on the inner edge for straining water from food