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anguilliform

[ ang-gwil-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. having the shape or form of an eel.


anguilliform

/ æŋˈɡwɪlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. having the shape or form of an eel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anguilliform1

1685–95; < Latin anguill ( a ) eel ( angu ( is ) snake + -illa diminutive suffix) + -i- + -form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anguilliform1

C17: from Latin anguilla eel, diminutive of anguis snake
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Example Sentences

"Among pre-Carboniferous jawed vertebrates, the anguilliform body shape of Phoebodus is unprecedented, and its specialized anatomy is, in several respects, most easily compared with the modern frilled shark Chlamydoselachus," the abstract added.

An anguilliform fish, about six inches long: it is of a golden colour, with a greenish tint, and has a white line from its very small gills to the tail.

I imagine to have known him very well would have been to leave one with a mental shudder such as follows the touching of anguilliform material; snake-like texture.

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