digitiform

American  

[dij-i-tuh-fawrm] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ təˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. like a finger.

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digitiform British  

/ ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. shaped like a finger

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Etymology

Origin of digitiform

First recorded in 1840–50; digiti- + -form

Example Sentences

They are well developed in Scutigera, where they form two pairs of digitiform sclerites, whereas in the Geophilomorpha they are reduced to a pair of very short, two-jointed limbs.

From Project Gutenberg

Digitiform: formed, shaped like or having the function of a finger.

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Opening round, looking nearly directly upwards; a digitiform hollow process below the outer border supporting 2 to 4 long incurved spines; 2 to 3 other long curved submarginal spines behind or above the opening, none below it in front--a solitary spine on the back a short way down the cell.

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This species is at once recognisable by the remarkable form and unusual position of the avicularium, and also by the peculiar digitiform spiniferous process on the outer side of the opening.

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Cells digitiform, slightly curved to the front, mouth circular, looking directly upwards.

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