Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tauriform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tau-ri-form
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a bull.

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin taurifōrmis, from taurus (“a bull”) + -form. Compare French tauriforme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: taurifōrmis

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tauriform (comparative) most tauriform (superlative)

Questions

What does tauriform mean?
Having the form of a bull.
Where does tauriform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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