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dolabriform

American  
[doh-lab-ruh-fawrm] / doʊˈlæb rəˌfɔrm /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

  1. shaped like an ax or a cleaver.

dolabriform British  
/ dəʊˈlæbreɪt, dəʊˈlæbrɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. biology shaped like a hatchet or axe head

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Etymology

Origin of dolabriform

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

Example Sentences

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Lodicules are dolabriform and two.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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