subpennate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ pennate

Adjective[edit]

subpennate (not comparable)

  1. Approaching the state of being pennate.
    • 2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys‎[1], →DOI:
      Hind tibia slightly flattened, with two rows of dorsal setae slightly longer than width of tibia, ventral setae short, short ciliation slightly subpennate.
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