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reticulate

[ adjective ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb ri-tik-yuh-leyt ]

adjective

  1. netted; covered with a network.
  2. Botany. having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.


verb (used with object)

reticulated, reticulating.
  1. to form into a network.
  2. to cover or mark with a network.

verb (used without object)

reticulated, reticulating.
  1. to form a network.

reticulate

/ ɪˈɪʊɪ /

adjective

  1. in the form of a network or having a network of parts

    a reticulate leaf

  2. resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to form or be formed into a net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

reticulate

/ ĭ-ĭə-ĭ /

  1. Resembling or forming a net or network, as the veins of some leaves.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌپˈپDz, noun
  • ˈپܱٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·پu·ٱ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reticulate1

1650–60; < Latin ŧپܱٳܲ net-like, equivalent to ŧپܱ ( um ) reticle + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of reticulate1

C17: from Late Latin ŧپܱٳܲ made like a net
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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebras, white rhinos, ostriches, crowned cranes and a greater kudu - a type of antelope.

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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, white rhino, ostrich, crowned crane and a greater kudu.

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The five-year-old female is a reticulated python and is native to south east Asia.

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On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls announced the death of Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe.

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Genetic studies have found that giraffe DNA falls into four distinct clusters: the Northern giraffe, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe and the Southern giraffe.

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