adjective

membrānācĕus

fem. membrānācea · neut. membrānāceum

and , , membrana

of skin; membrane, skinny, membranaceous

of skin or membrane, skinny, membranaceous (post-Aug.).

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Lit.: vespertilio, cui membranaceae pinnae uni, Plin. 10, 61, 81, § 168: PVGILLARES, of parchment, Inscr. Grut. 174, 7.—

Like a skin; membrane •

Like a skin or membrane: quibusdam cortex membranaceus, ut viti, arundini, Plin. 16, 31, 55, § 126.

Perseus ID: n28579 Key: membranaceus