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lanate

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered in or composed of woolly hairs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woolly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1760; borrowed from Latin lānātus (“woolly”), from lāna, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).