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stapediform

stapediform adjective: stirrup-shaped.

Adjective

stapediform (comparative more stapediform, superlative most stapediform)

  1. Stirrup-shaped.
    • The stapediform metathoracic spot, upon which its author lays such stress, occupies the whole centre of the petiolar area, between the longitudinal carinae and is usually subparallel-sided or gradually a little explanate throughout; on either side is a slight and oblique line above the hind coxae.1915, Claude Morley, A Revision of the Ichneumonidae Based on the Collection in the British Museum (Natural History) With Descriptions of New Genera and Species, part IV: Tribes Joppides, Banchides...

Forms of stapediform

comparativemore stapediform
superlativemost stapediform

Origin of stapediform

From Latin stapēs, stapedem (“stirrup”) + -iform.

Questions about stapediform

What does stapediform mean?
Stapediform means stirrup-shaped.
What part of speech is stapediform?
Stapediform is an adjective.

Words near stapediform in the dictionary

  1. stapedectomies
  2. stapedectomy
  3. stapedes
  4. stapedial
  5. stapediferous
  6. stapediform
  7. stapedii
  8. stapediovestibular
  9. stapedius
  10. stapedotomies
  11. stapedotomy

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