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pen·nate

(pĕn′āt′)

adj.

1. Having feathers or wings.

2. Having elongate, bilaterally symmetrical valves. Used of diatoms.

3. Resembling a feather. Used especially of a muscle whose fibers extend obliquely from a tendon.

[Latin pennātus, from penna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pennate

(ˈpɛneɪt) or

pennated

adj

1. (Zoology) having feathers, wings, or winglike structures

2. (Botany) another word for pinnate

[C19: from Latin pennātus, from penna wing]

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pennate - having feathered wings

feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"

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Talent to back up the swagger

Chi suonava con me in quegli anni aveva parecchio da tribolare per dare una quadratura alle mie pennate sulla chitarra.