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cucumeriform

UK/kjuːkjuːˈmɛɹɪfɔːm/

cucumeriform is the rare form of cucumiform.

Meaning of cucumiform

Adjective

cucumiform (comparative more cucumiform, superlative most cucumiform)

  1. Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
    • Cucumiform (Cucumiformis). Cucumber-shaped. Whose longitudinal section is oblong, and transverse circular.1826, William Kirby, William Spence, An Introduction to Entomology, volume IV, page 265

Forms of cucumeriform

comparativemore cucumeriform
superlativemost cucumeriform

Origin of cucumeriform

Formed by the suffixation of cucumer-, the long consonant stem of the Latin cucumis (“cucumber”), with the English -form; compare the New Latin cucumeriformis and the French cucumeriforme.

Questions about cucumeriform

What is cucumeriform the rare form of?
Cucumeriform is the rare form of cucumiform.
How do you pronounce cucumeriform?
Cucumeriform is pronounced /kjuːkjuːˈmɛɹɪfɔːm/ (UK).

Words near cucumeriform in the dictionary

  1. cucumbertini
  2. cucumbertinis
  3. cucumbertree
  4. cucumbertrees
  5. cucumbery
  6. cucumeriform
  7. cucumiform
  8. cucumisin
  9. cucumopine
  10. cucumoviral
  11. cucumovirus

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