2. (Zo["o]l.) Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fenestrate — adjective Etymology: Latin fenestratus, from fenestra Date: 1835 fenestrated … New Collegiate Dictionary
fenestrate — adjective fenestrated See Also: fenestration … Wiktionary
fenestrate — fen·es·trate (fenґəs trāt) to pierce with one or more openings … Medical dictionary
fenestrate — adj. having windows, having window like openings (Architecture) … English contemporary dictionary
fenestrate — [ fɛnəstrət, fɪ nɛstrət] adjective Botany & Zoology having small window like perforations or transparent areas … English new terms dictionary
fenestrate — fe·nes·trate … English syllables
fenestrate — adj. Bot. & Zool. having small window like perforations or transparent areas. Etymology: L fenestratus past part. of fenestrare f. fenestra window … Useful english dictionary
fenestrate colony — (BRYOZOA) An erect colony in which the branches form a reticulate pattern … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
fenestral — a. pertaining to windows; n. window, especially with paper, etc., instead of glass. ♦ fenestrate, a. having many openings or windows. ♦ fenestration, n. state of being fenestrate; disposition of windows … Dictionary of difficult words
fe|nes|trat|ed — «fuh NEHS tray tihd», adjective. = fenestrate. (Cf. ↑fenestrate) … Useful english dictionary
