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costiform

costiform adjective: having the form of a rib.

Adjective

costiform (comparative more costiform, superlative most costiform)

  1. Having the form of a rib.

Forms of costiform

comparativemore costiform
superlativemost costiform

Origin of costiform

From costa + -iform.

Questions about costiform

What does costiform mean?
Costiform means having the form of a rib.
What part of speech is costiform?
Costiform is an adjective.

Words near costiform in the dictionary

  1. costicartilages
  2. costicosteroid
  3. Costie
  4. Costies
  5. costiferous
  6. costiform
  7. Costigan
  8. Costigans
  9. Costiglio
  10. Costilla
  11. Costilla County

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