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insectiform

insectiform adjective: resembling an insect.

insectiform: resembling an insect
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Adjective

insectiform (comparative more insectiform, superlative most insectiform)

  1. Resembling an insect.
    • The body it wears is insectiform, a fly—no, a wasp, crawling out of a fossilized nest somewhere near the bottom of the crust.2024, Vajra Chandrasekera, Rakesfall, Solaris (2025), page 305

Forms of insectiform

comparativemore insectiform
superlativemost insectiform

Origin of insectiform

From insect + -iform.

Questions about insectiform

What does insectiform mean?
Insectiform means resembling an insect.
What part of speech is insectiform?
Insectiform is an adjective.

Words near insectiform in the dictionary

  1. insecticide
  2. insecticides
  3. insecticutor
  4. insecticutors
  5. insectiferous
  6. insectiform
  7. insectifuge
  8. insectifuges
  9. insectile
  10. insection
  11. insections

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