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adj. [L. sericus, silken]Having short, thick, silky down; sericeous.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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sericate — /ser i kit, kayt /, adj. sericeous; silky. [1615 25; < L sericatus dressed in silk. See SERIC , ATE1] * * * … Universalium
sericate — n., ♦ sericeous n. silky; bearing silky hairs. ♦ serictery, n. caterpillar s silk producing gland. ♦ sericulture, n. breeding of silk worms for silk production … Dictionary of difficult words
sericate — /ser i kit, kayt /, adj. sericeous; silky. [1615 25; < L sericatus dressed in silk. See SERIC , ATE1] … Useful english dictionary
Ohlone tiger beetle — Conservation status Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) … Wikipedia
