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nileiform

nileiform adjective: of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they converge and meet before the anterior margin, running parallel to the anterior border.

Adjective

nileiform (not comparable)

  1. Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they converge and meet before the anterior margin, running parallel to the anterior border.

Origin of nileiform

From taxonomic name Nileus + English -form.

Questions about nileiform

What does nileiform mean?
Nileiform means of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they converge and meet before the anterior margin, running parallel to the anterior border.
What part of speech is nileiform?
Nileiform is an adjective.

Words near nileiform in the dictionary

  1. Nile red
  2. Nile tamarisk
  3. Nile tilapia
  4. Nile tilapias
  5. Nilean
  6. nileiform
  7. Nilentap
  8. nileprost
  9. Niles
  10. Niles Center
  11. nilestriol

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