Catenulate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Catenulate \Ca*ten"u*late\, a. [L. catenuia, dim. of catena
     chain.]
     1. Consisting of little links or chains.
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     2. (Zool.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of


        indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as
        on shells, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catenulate
       adj : having a chainlike form; "catenulate bacterial cell
             colonies" [syn: {chainlike}]
       v : arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores [syn:
           {catenate}]