emarginate

emarginate
Having a slight notch or indentation [Butler, T.H.].
(Order Isopoda):
Having the margin concave [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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  • emarginate — adjective Etymology: Latin emarginatus, past participle of emarginare to deprive of a margin, from e + margin , margo margin Date: 1794 having the margin notched • emargination noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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