Definition of Lobata

1. Noun. Ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes.

Exact synonyms: Order Lobata
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Tentaculata, Tentaculata

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lobata

Lloyd's reagent
Lloyd Webber
Llullaillaco
Llyr
Lo
Lo/Ovral
LoD
LoTAG
Lo dose
Loa loa
Loafer
Loasaceae
Lobachevskian
Lobachevsky
Lobamba
Lobata (current term)
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia dortmanna
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobeliaceae
Lobipes
Lobipes lobatus
Lobo
Lobo's disease
Loboa loboi
Lobotes
Lobotes pacificus
Lobotes surinamensis
Lobotidae

Literary usage of Lobata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of the Linnean Society by Linnean Society of London (1906)
"... lobata, with Special Reference to Skeletal Characters evolved in relation to the Diving ... lobata), kindly submitted to me for examination by Prof. ..."

2. A Monograph on the Isopods of North America by Harriet Richardson (1905)
"J .KROI-SIS Lobata. HEAD, x 27J. into two prominent triangular processes, on either side of a deep median excavation in which is placed a small lobe; ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1868)
"On Aranea lobata, Pallas (A. sericea, Oliv.}. By T. THORELL*. ... 14,15) under the name of Aranea lobata^ and of which arachnologists have hitherto ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"45:217. lobata, Torr. & Gray. Foliage slightly hairy; Ivs. cordate, 3-lobed, the lobes crenate with ..."

5. The Natural Arrangement and Relations of the Family of Flycatchers, Or by William Swainson (1838)
"Platys. lobata, Sw. West. Afr. ii. p. 49. HAVING already, in a former volume of this work, fully described those two birds, which we consider are the sexes ..."

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