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Meanings of orbiculate in English

Circular or nearly circular.

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Examples for "orbicular"
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It has a small somewhat triangular head, orbicular thorax, and large, round, flattened abdomen.
Our Common Insects / A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fie...
2
His mind, almost orbicular in its various capacity, took in the scene at a glance.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
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Utricularia orbiculata (India).-Theorbicular leaves and the stems bearing the bladders apparently float in water.
Insectivorous Plants
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After a moment of thought, or what in his orbicular shining features he fancied passed for thought, he said,-
Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea
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Lamarck separated the mother-of-pearls shell (MARGARITA) from the swallow-tail muscles (AVICULA) on account of its more orbicular shape.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
Usage of orbiculate in English
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On the middle point of each angle brink stood a pillar orbiculated in form of ivory or alabaster solid rings.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5