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eruciform

eruciform adjective: shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.

eruciform: shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to...
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Adjective

eruciform (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.
    • Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.

Origin of eruciform

From Latin eruca (“caterpillar”) + -form.

Questions about eruciform

What does eruciform mean?
Eruciform means shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.
What part of speech is eruciform?
Eruciform is an adjective.

Words near eruciform in the dictionary

  1. erucate
  2. erucates
  3. erucic
  4. erucic acid
  5. erucifoline
  6. eruciform
  7. erucin
  8. erucism
  9. eruct
  10. eructate
  11. eructated

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