- drepaniform
- dre·pan·i·form
English syllables. 2014.
drepaniform
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drepaniform — shaped like a sickle Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
drepaniform — a. like a sickle in shape. ♦ drepanoid, a. like a sickle … Dictionary of difficult words
drepaniform — drəˈpanəˌfȯrm, ˈdrepən adjective Etymology: Greek drepanē sickle + English iform biology : shaped like a sickle : falcate … Useful english dictionary
drepanoid — adj. [Gr. drepane, sickle] Sickle shaped; falcate; drepaniform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
drepanid — nə̇d noun ( s) Etymology: irregular from New Latin Drepanididae : a bird of the family Drepanididae : a Hawaiian honeycreeper * * * drepanid Zool. (ˈdrɛpɑːnɪd) [f. Gr. δρέπαν ον scythe + id.] A fish belonging to the Drepanidæ, a family of… … Useful english dictionary
