digitiform

[ dij-i-tuh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. like a finger.

digitiform

/ ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. shaped like a finger

Word History and Origins

Origin of digitiform¹

First recorded in 1840–50; digiti- + -form

Example Sentences

They are well developed in Scutigera, where they form two pairs of digitiform sclerites, whereas in the Geophilomorpha they are reduced to a pair of very short, two-jointed limbs.

From Project Gutenberg

Digitiform: formed, shaped like or having the function of a finger.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: digital, digitation, interdigital. finger, v. touch, handle; thrum, strum. finger bone. phalanx, internode; pl. phalanges. finger-shaped, a. digitiform. finical, a. over-particular, fastidious. finicky, a.

From Project Gutenberg

Cells digitiform, slightly curved to the front, mouth circular, looking directly upwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Opening round, looking nearly directly upwards; a digitiform hollow process below the outer border supporting 2 to 4 long incurved spines; 2 to 3 other long curved submarginal spines behind or above the opening, none below it in front--a solitary spine on the back a short way down the cell.

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