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bananoid

bananoid adjective: having the qualities, particularly the shape, of a banana.

Adjective

bananoid (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Having the qualities, particularly the shape, of a banana.
    • Here and there appeared an ominous but graceful swirl in the water; once there was a muffled curse. Minutes later, when the gobs climbed leisurelily out upon the adipose and bananoid shore, one straggler could be discerned loitering in the harbor and slowly tearing an unwary shark to pieces.1941, The Nation, volume 152, J.H. Richards, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 413
    • The trapped particles have guiding-centre orbits of the bananoid shape shown in Fig.6.1975, Fusion Nucléaire, volume 15, International Atomic Energy Agency., →LCCN, →OCLC, page 492
    Synonyms:
    bananalike

Synonyms of bananoid

Origin of bananoid

From banana + -oid.

Questions about bananoid

What does bananoid mean?
Bananoid means having the qualities, particularly the shape, of a banana.
What part of speech is bananoid?
Bananoid is an adjective.

Words near bananoid in the dictionary

  1. bananeries
  2. bananery
  3. bananivorous
  4. bananner
  5. bananners
  6. bananoid
  7. banans
  8. Banao
  9. Banaoang
  10. Banaras
  11. Banasiak

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