scalpriform

[ skal-pruh-fawrm ]

/ ˈskæl prəˌfɔrm /

adjective

chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.

Nearby words

scalp lock, scalpel, scalpellic, scalper, scalping, scalpriform, scalprum, scaly, scaly anteater, scam, scamander

Origin of scalpriform

1820–30; < Latin scalpri- (combining form of scalprum; see scalpel) + -form

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