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hamiform

/ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/

hamiform adjective: curved at the extremity.

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Adjective

hamiform (comparative more hamiform, superlative most hamiform)

  1. Curved at the extremity.
    • HAMIFORM. (Hamus, a hook.) Curved at the extremity.1842, George Brettingham Sowerby, A Conchological Manual, 3rd edition, page 156
    • Hamiform, curved at the extremity.1843, Thomas Brown, The Elements of Fossil Conchology, glossary, page 129
  2. Shaped like a hook.
    • Pinnae subentire or slightly repand, gradually short-acuminate; under surface provided with gland-like, hamiform hairs; main rachis provided with a callous gland at the place of insertion of the pinnae.1916, Cornelis Rugier Willem Karel Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh, Malayan Ferns and Fern Allies, Landsdrukkerij, page 177

hamiform meaning in Tamil

hamiform in Tamil

கொக்கிபோல் வளைந்த வடிவுடைய

Forms of hamiform

comparativemore hamiform
superlativemost hamiform

Origin of hamiform

First attested in glossaries in 1842 and first used in 1870; either directly from the Latin hāmiformis (1651, 1806) or formed from the suffixation of its etymon, hāmus (“hook”), with the English -form.

Questions about hamiform

What does hamiform mean?
Hamiform means curved at the extremity.
What is hamiform in Tamil?
Hamiform in Tamil is கொக்கிபோல் வளைந்த வடிவுடைய. See Hamiform meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hamiform?
Hamiform is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hamiform?
Hamiform is pronounced /ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/ (UK).

Words near hamiform in the dictionary

  1. Hamid
  2. Hamidi
  3. Hamidian
  4. Hamidieh
  5. Hamidis
  6. hamiform
  7. hamigeran
  8. hamigerans
  9. Hamiko
  10. Hamil
  11. Hamilcar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hamiform (page history and authors); hamiform (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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