Pediculate

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveProvided with a pedicel.

2.AdjectiveOf or relating to the Pediculati, an order of fish now classified as Lophiiformes.

3.NounAny member of order Pediculati, now Lophiiformes; an anglerfish

4.VerbTo grow, develop, or form a stalk or pedicle; specifically, the action of a cervid's frontal bone expanding to form permanent antler bases.

"The young buck began to pediculate as its testosterone levels surged during puberty."

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