Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulpiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vulpi-form
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the shape of a fox.

Example Sentences

"The flying fox (vespertillo vulpicephalus) […] The facial features of this animal are vulpiform, and ferocity is signified by the punishment which it inflicts with its dental armory (for the teeth of this extraordinary-formed creature are of the canine character)."
"He's a reddish human sized fox (vulpiform), on hind feet, bushy tail -- he wears a grey trenchcoat and a brown satchel is strapped around his shoulder […]"
"[…] is Inari the spirit of rice (as suggested in the earliest records of Inari as ujigami of the Hata clan), or is it a wish-fulfilling vulpiform divinity, comparable to the Buddhist-style Kiko tennō venerated by Taira no Kiyomori in his rise to political power?"

Etymology

From vulp + -iform.

Inflected Forms

more vulpiform (comparative) most vulpiform (superlative)

Questions

What does vulpiform mean?: Having the shape of a fox.
Where does vulpiform come from?: From vulp + -iform.

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