pediculate

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “pedicel sense. Distinct etymology, probably prior to taxonomic defs.”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt

Adjective

pediculate (not comparable)

1. Provided with a pedicel.
2. (obsolete, ichthyology) Of or relating to the Pediculati, an order of fish now classified as Lophiiformes.

Noun

pediculate (plural pediculates)

1. (obsolete) Any member of order Pediculati, now Lophiiformes; an anglerfish

Verb

pediculate (third-person singular simple present pediculates, present participle pediculating, simple past and past participle pediculated)

1. (intransitive, biology, zoology) 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.

Related terms

• pedicle
• pediculation

References

• “pediculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.