eruciform

English

Etymology

From Latin eruca (“caterpillar”) +‎ -form.

Adjective

eruciform (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.
    Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.

References

  • Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 169. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French éruciforme.

Adjective

eruciform m or n (feminine singular eruciformă, masculine plural eruciformi, feminine and neuter plural eruciforme)

  1. eruciform

Declension

Declension of eruciform
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite eruciform eruciformă eruciformi eruciforme
definite eruciformul eruciforma eruciformii eruciformele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite eruciform eruciforme eruciformi eruciforme
definite eruciformului eruciformei eruciformilor eruciformelor
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