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bursiform
[ bur-suh-fawrm ]
/ ˈbɜr səˌfɔrm /
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adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
pouch-shaped; saccate.
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Words nearby bursiform
burse, bursectomy, burseed, burseraceous, bursicon, bursiform, bursitis, bursolith, bursopathy, bursotomy, burst
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How to use bursiform in a sentence
Bursic′ulate, bursiform: resembling a small pouch, or provided with such; Burs′iform, pouch-shaped.
British Dictionary definitions for bursiform
bursiform
/ (ˈbɜːsɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
shaped like a pouch or sac
Word Origin for bursiform
C19: from Latin bursa bag + -form
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