pediculate

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Meaning

1. adjective Provided with a pedicel.
2. adjective Of or relating to the Pediculati, an order of fish now classified as Lophiiformes.
3. noun Any member of order Pediculati, now Lophiiformes; an anglerfish
4. verb To grow, develop, or form a stalk or pedicle; specifically, the action of a cervid's frontal bone expanding to form permanent antler bases.

   The young buck began to pediculate as its testosterone levels surged during puberty.

Similar words

pediculated pedicelled pedicellate pedicellated peduncled pedunculate pedunculated pedaliaceous peduncular petioled

Often followed by

fishes

Word family

pediculates