Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having many lobes; consisting of several lobes.
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- adjective Having more than one
lobe .
Etymologies
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multi- + lobate
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He lays much stress upon likeness of shape and of relative size, comparing, for instance, the large multilobate liver of the human foetus with the many-lobed liver of lower Vertebrates and of Invertebrates.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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