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taenioid

taenioid adjective: shaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.

Adjective

taenioid (comparative more taenioid, superlative most taenioid)

  1. (rare) Shaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.

Forms of taenioid

comparativemore taenioid
superlativemost taenioid

Origin of taenioid

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”) + -oid. By surface analysis, taen- + -ioid.

Questions about taenioid

What does taenioid mean?
Taenioid means shaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.
What part of speech is taenioid?
Taenioid is an adjective.

Words near taenioid in the dictionary

  1. taeniodonts
  2. taeniodonty
  3. taenioglossan
  4. taenioglossans
  5. taenioglossate
  6. taenioid
  7. taeniola
  8. taeniolabidid
  9. taeniolabidids
  10. taeniolabidoid
  11. taeniolabidoids

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