eruciform

American  

[ih-roo-suh-fawrm] / ɪˈru səˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. having the physical characteristics of a caterpillar.

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Etymology

Origin of eruciform

1870–75; < Latin ērūc ( a ) caterpillar + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

Most significant is the precedence of the eruciform by the campodeiform type.

From Project Gutenberg

Larvae eruciform, with rarely more than five pairs of abdominal prolegs.

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Larvae eruciform without thoracic legs, or vermiform without head-capsule.

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Larva eruciform, with seven or eight pairs of abdominal prolegs, or entirely legless.

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But in general we find that elaboration of imaginal structure is associated with degradation in the nature of the larva, eruciform and vermiform larvae being characteristic of the highest orders of the Hexapoda, so that unlikeness between parent and offspring has increased with the evolution of the class.

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