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CONSUTE

\kənsˈuːt], \kənsˈuːt], \k_ə_n_s_ˈuː_t]\

Definitions of CONSUTE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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[Latin] With stitch-like markings; appl. elytra of certain beetles.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

kon's[=u]t, adj. (entom.) marked as if with stitches, as the wing-covers of some beetles.--adj. CONS[=U]'TILE (obs.), stitched together. [L. consu[)e]re, -sutum, to sew together.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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