scalpriform

[ skal-pruh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scalpriform¹

1820–30; < Latin scalpri- (combining form of scalprum; scalpel ) + -form

Example Sentences

Chis′el-tooth, the scalpriform perennial incisor of a rodent.

From Project Gutenberg