Anulate
/ˈæn.jə.leɪt/noun
Marked with, composed of, or shaped like rings.
Did you know?In zoology, anulate describes organisms or body parts marked by ring-like bands, echoing the ancient symbolic association between circles and cycles.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
anulus
“A ring or finger-ring; literally a small ring”
Late Latin
Latin
anularis
“Ring-shaped or pertaining to a ring”
Middle English
English
anular
“Ring-shaped or marked with rings”
17th Century
English
anulate
“To form into rings or to mark with ring-like bands”
Modern English
English
anulate
“Ringed, annulated, or composed of concentric rings”