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elytriform

elytriform adjective: having the form or structure of an elytron.

Adjective

elytriform (comparative more elytriform, superlative most elytriform)

  1. Having the form or structure of an elytron.
    • elytriform wings

Forms of elytriform

comparativemore elytriform
superlativemost elytriform

Origin of elytriform

From elytron + -iform.

Questions about elytriform

What does elytriform mean?
Elytriform means having the form or structure of an elytron.
What part of speech is elytriform?
Elytriform is an adjective.

Words near elytriform in the dictionary

  1. Elysse
  2. elytra
  3. elytrae
  4. elytral
  5. elytriferous
  6. elytriform
  7. elytrigerous
  8. elytroid
  9. elytron
  10. elytrotomies
  11. elytrotomy

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