barbate

[ bahr-beyt ]
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adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
  1. tufted or furnished with hairs; bearded.

Origin of barbate

1
1850–55; <Latin barbātus, equivalent to barb(a) beard + -ātus-ate1

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barbate

/ (ˈbɑːbeɪt) /


adjective
  1. mainly biology having tufts of long hairs; bearded

Origin of barbate

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C19: from Latin barba a beard

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