cordiform

[ kawr-duh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. being in the shape of a heart; heart-shaped.

cordiform

/ ˈkɔːdɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. heart-shaped

Other Words From

• sub·cordi·form adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordiform¹

1820–30; < Latin cordi- (stem of cor ) heart + -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of cordiform¹

C19: from Latin cor heart

Example Sentences

The tongue is emarginate in 12 specimens and cordiform in all others.

From Project Gutenberg

Tongue cordiform, deeply notched posteriorly, barely free behind.

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See cruel. heart-shaped, a. cordate, cordiform. heartwood, n. duramen. hearty, a. cordial, heartfelt, sincere; healthy, robust, hale; nourishing, nutritious. heat, n. warmth, caloric; cauma.

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Three specimens have cordiform tongues, and in four others the tongue is ovoid and shallowly notched behind; all other specimens have an emarginate ovoid tongue.

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Tongue cordiform, shallowly notched behind and barely free posteriorly; vomerine teeth 4-3, situated on transverse elevations between ovoid inner nares; openings to vocal sac large, one situated along inner posterior edge of each mandibular ramus.

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