spatulate
adjective
spat·u·late
ˈspa-chə-lət 
: shaped like a spatula
a spatulate leaf
spatulate spines of a caterpillar
a spatulate tool
see leaf illustration
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The spatulate teeth, which are absent in adult Diplodocus, are found in some other sauropod groups.
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Claire Cleveland, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
Andrew’s skull has peg teeth in the front, a narrow snout and spoonlike spatulate teeth in the back.
—Claire Cleveland, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
Claire Cleveland, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
Andrew’s skull has peg teeth in the front, a narrow snout and spoonlike spatulate teeth in the back.
—Claire Cleveland, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
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First Known Use
circa 1760, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
spatulate
2 of 2 transitive verb
spat·u·late
ˈspach-ə-ˌlāt
spatulated; spatulating
: to mix or treat with a spatula
after the powder has been incorporated in the water, the mass is spatulated thoroughly—M. G. Swenson
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