branchiform

/ˈbraŋkɪfɔːm/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

Gill-shaped.

"The ear-shaped or branchiform stigma of Otostigma and Branchiostoma is due to the oblique form of the cone along a small part of its length; on the base of the stigmata of these forms there appear a few of those irregular darkly coloured patches, beset with small hooks, which are so common in the Chilopoda."

From Latin branchia, branchiae (“gills”) + -form.

more branchiform (comparative) most branchiform (superlative) branchiiform (alternative)

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How do you pronounce branchiform?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbraŋkɪfɔːm/.

What does branchiform mean?

Gill-shaped.

Where does branchiform come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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