Spatulate
- Pronunciation
- /SPAT-yuh-lit/
- Category
- Anatomy
- Singular
- Spatulate
- Plural
- Spatulate
Definition
Resembling a spoon, often used to describe the shape of certain insect appendages.
Etymology
From Latin *spatula*, meaning 'a flat, flexible tool'.
Example
The antennae of some flies are spatulate, resembling a spoon.