membranaceous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin membrānāceus.
Meanings
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Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
"Nay he confirms what his Antagonist has wrote, partly by History, and partly by Reason; affirming that himself in his own Garden found two little birds with membranaceous wings utterly devoid of Legs, their form was near to that of a Bat's."
1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 75
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more membranaceous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most membranaceous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
submembranaceous · membranaceously
Relateds
Synonyms
membranous (resembling a membrane)
Translations (4)
el μεμβρανώδης (resembling or having properties of a membrane) · fr membranacé (resembling or having properties of a membrane) · el μεμβρανοειδής (resembling or having properties of a membrane) · la membrānāceus (resembling or having properties of a membrane)