pediform

American  

[ped-uh-fawrm] / ˈpɛd əˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. in the form of a foot; footlike.

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pediform British  

/ ˈpɛdɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. shaped like a foot

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Other Word Forms

• pseudopediform
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pediform

First recorded in 1820–30; pedi- + -form

Example Sentences

They are frequently organs of attachment in parasitic Copepoda, and they may be completely pediform in the Ostracoda.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Appendages of 2nd pair weak, pediform not prehensile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The variable first maxillae are seldom pediform, their function being concerned chiefly with nutrition, sensation and respiration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

In a few Ostracoda, by a rare exception, the masticatory process is reduced or suppressed, and the palp alone remains, forming a pediform appendage used in locomotion as well as in the prehension of food.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Appendages of 2nd pair weak, pediform, not prehensile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various