villiform

American

[vil-uh-fawrm] / ˈvɪl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

having the form of a villus.
shaped and set so as to resemble the pile of velvet, as the teeth of certain fishes.

villiform British

/ ˈvɪlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

having the form of a villus or a series of villi

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Etymology

Origin of villiform

From the New Latin word villiformis, dating back to 1840–50. See villus, -i-, -form

Example Sentences

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The teeth are disposed on the jaws in rather broad villiform bands, the individual teeth being setaceous and erect.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. by Stokes, John Lort

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