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papilliform

American  
[puh-pil-uh-fawrm] / pəˈpɪl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

  1. resembling a papilla.

Etymology

Origin of papilliform

First recorded in 1820–30; papill(a) + -i- + -form

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It exhibits rudimentary antennæ, but the legs are still only represented by very slight papilliform processes48 on the undersides of the segments to which they belong.

From Project Gutenberg

These spines are at first papilliform, then elongated and round.

From Project Gutenberg

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