dolabriform

[ doh-lab-ruh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. shaped like an ax or a cleaver.

dolabriform

/ dəʊˈlæbreɪt; dəʊˈlæbrɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology shaped like a hatchet or axe head

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolabriform¹

1745–55; < Latin dolābr ( a ) mattock, pickax + -i- + -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolabriform¹

C18: from Latin dolābra pickaxe

Example Sentences

Dolabriform: hatchet-shaped: compressed, with a prominent dilated keel and cylindrical base.

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