mitrate

adj, noun — 3 senses

mitrate

adj

UK, US /ˈmaɪ.tɹeɪt/

Etymology From mitre + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Having a shape like that of an abbot's or bishop's mitre.

Wearing a mitre.

Related terms: mitre, mitred, mitriform

mitrate

noun

Etymology From a substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Mitrata). Equivalent to mitre + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Biology, History, Human sciences, Natural sciences, Paleontology, Sciences One of an extinct group of stem group echinoderms.

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