bipectinated

English

Adjective

bipectinated (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of bipectinate
    • 1928, George Vernon Hudson, The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, page 9:
      The following are the terms used in describing the different forms of antennæ in the Lepidoptera:— 1. Pectinated, when the joints have long processes like the teeth of a comb. If these are on one side only, the antennæ are unipectinated; if on both sides, bipectinated.
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