English Explanatory Dictionary

fenestrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. fenestrated
  2. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
  3. Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.
verb
  1. To cut an opening into.
noun
  1. Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).

Word forms

fenestrate more fenestrate most fenestrate fenestrates fenestrating fenestrated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fenestrātus, perfect passive participle of fenestrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from fenestra (“window”).

Synonyms

fenestrid

Related words

fenestration

Derived words

nonfenestrate
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