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membranaceus

membrānācĕus and -cĭus, a, um, adj. [membrana], of skin or membrane, skinny, membranaceous (post-Aug.).
  • I Lit.: vespertilio, cui membranaceae pinnae uni, Plin. 10, 61, 81, § 168: PVGILLARES, of parchment, Inscr. Grut. 174, 7.—
  • II Like a skin or membrane: quibusdam cortex membranaceus, ut viti, arundini, Plin. 16, 31, 55, § 126.

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