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scoleciform

scoleciform adjective: shaped like a scolex.

Adjective

scoleciform (comparative more scoleciform, superlative most scoleciform)

  1. Shaped like a scolex.

Forms of scoleciform

comparativemore scoleciform
superlativemost scoleciform

Origin of scoleciform

From scolex + -iform.

Questions about scoleciform

What does scoleciform mean?
Scoleciform means shaped like a scolex.
What part of speech is scoleciform?
Scoleciform is an adjective.

Words near scoleciform in the dictionary

  1. Scole
  2. scoleces
  3. scoleciasis
  4. scolecid
  5. scolecids
  6. scoleciform
  7. scoleciphobia
  8. scolecite
  9. scolecites
  10. scolecodont
  11. scolecodonts

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