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linguiform

linguiform adjective: shaped like a tongue.

Adjective

linguiform (comparative more linguiform, superlative most linguiform)

  1. Shaped like a tongue.

Forms of linguiform

comparativemore linguiform
superlativemost linguiform
alternative uncommonlinguaform
alternative form (obsolete)linguæform

Origin of linguiform

From Renaissance Latin linguifōrmis, from Classical Latin lingua (“tongue”) + -fōrmis (“shaped”).

Questions about linguiform

What does linguiform mean?
Linguiform means shaped like a tongue.
What part of speech is linguiform?
Linguiform is an adjective.

Words near linguiform in the dictionary

  1. linguicisms
  2. linguicist
  3. linguicists
  4. linguidental
  5. linguidentals
  6. linguiform
  7. linguine
  8. linguines
  9. linguini
  10. linguinilike
  11. linguinis

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