filiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of filiform
Example Sentences
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Red whirls on this rabbit’s tongue are filiform papillae, which roughen the tongue and help move food around the mouth.
From New York Times
This enabled the AI tool to predict the type of papillae to within 85 per cent accuracy and to map the position of filiform and fungiform papillae on the tongue's surface.
From Science Daily
Antenn� linear, thickened in the middle, externally ciliated in the male, simple and filiform in the female, gradually ending in an arcuated, obtuse hook.
From Project Gutenberg
Styles filiform, not glandular at base; inflorescence cymose.
From Project Gutenberg
Most of the bumps on the tongue’s surface are filiform papillae, which enable tactical sensation.
From Scientific American
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