eruciform
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin eruca (“caterpillar”) + -form
Adjective edit
eruciform (not comparable)
- Shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.
- Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.
References edit
- Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 169. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French éruciforme.
Adjective edit
eruciform m or n (feminine singular eruciformă, masculine plural eruciformi, feminine and neuter plural eruciforme)
Declension edit
Declension of eruciform
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | eruciform | eruciformă | eruciformi | eruciforme | ||
definite | eruciformul | eruciforma | eruciformii | eruciformele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | eruciform | eruciforme | eruciformi | eruciforme | ||
definite | eruciformului | eruciformei | eruciformilor | eruciformelor |