FENESTRATE

Etymology

Adjective

fenestrate (comparative more fenestrate, superlative most fenestrate)

fenestrated

Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.

(zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.

Verb

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

(surgery) To cut an opening into.

Noun

fenestrate (plural fenestrates)

(paleontology) Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).

Synonym: fenestrid

Source: Wiktionary


Fe*nes"trate, a. Etym: [L. fenestratus, p.p. of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.]

1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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