anguilliform

American

[ang-gwil-uh-fawrm] / æŋˈgwɪl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

having the shape or form of an eel.

anguilliform British

/ æŋˈɡwɪlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

having the shape or form of an eel

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Etymology

Origin of anguilliform

1685–95; < Latin anguill ( a ) eel ( angu ( is ) snake + -illa diminutive suffix) + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

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"Among pre-Carboniferous jawed vertebrates, the anguilliform body shape of Phoebodus is unprecedented, and its specialized anatomy is, in several respects, most easily compared with the modern frilled shark Chlamydoselachus," the abstract added.

From Fox News

An anguilliform fish, about six inches long: it is of a golden colour, with a greenish tint, and has a white line from its very small gills to the tail.

From Project Gutenberg

I imagine to have known him very well would have been to leave one with a mental shudder such as follows the touching of anguilliform material; snake-like texture.

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