torquate
[ tawr-kwit, -kweyt ]
/ ˈtɔr kwɪt, -kweɪt /
adjective Zoology.
ringed about the neck, as with feathers or a color; collared.
Origin of torquate
1655–65; < Latin
torquātus adorned with a necklace, equivalent to
torqu(ēs) twisted neck-chain +
-ātus
-ate1
Words nearby torquate
torpex,
torpid,
torpor,
torpor retinae,
torporific,
torquate,
torquay,
torque,
torque converter,
torque meter,
torque spanner