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barbellate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'barbellate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Barbellate [ a.]
- Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.

Meaning of 'barbellate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . barbellate [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Example in sentence:
  • a horse with a short bristly mane;
  • bristly shrubs;
  • burred fruits;
  • setaceous whiskers

Nearby Words:

bar bar iron barb barbacan barbacanage barbadian barbadoes barbados barbaic barbara

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