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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/16 01:03 UTC 版)
Borrowed from New Latin flābellātus (“fanlike”). By surface analysis, flabell(um) (“fan-shaped structure”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
flabellate (comparative more flabellate, superlative most flabellate)
This term is used to describe the antennae of several kinds of beetles, where the last segments are shaped like a deck of cards. Flabellate antennae are a form of clubbed, or clavate antennae.