- ancistroid
- an·cis·troid
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ancistroid
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Ancistroid — An*cis troid, a. [Gr. ?; ? a hook + ? shape.] Hook shaped. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ancistroid — anˈsiˌstrȯid, ˈansiˌs adjective Etymology: Greek ankistroeidēs, from ankistron fishhook + eidēs oid : shaped like a hook : resembling a hook * * * ancistroid, a. (ænˈsɪstrɔɪd) [ad. Gr. ἀγκιστροειδής hook shaped, f. ἄγκιστρον hook: see oid.] Hook … Useful english dictionary
ancistroid — adj. [Gr. ankistron, a hook; eidos, shape] Hookshaped; barbed … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ancistroid — an·cis·troid (an sisґtroid) [Gr. ankistron fishhook + oid] uncinate … Medical dictionary
ancistroid — hook shaped Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
ancistroid — n. having shape of hook … Dictionary of difficult words
ankistroid — see ancistroid … 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
