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styliform
[ stahy-luh-fawrm ]
/ ˈstaɪ ləˌfɔrm /
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adjective
having the shape of an ancient style; stylar.
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Words nearby styliform
styler, style sheet, stylet, styli, stylie, styliform, styling mousse, stylish, stylist, stylistic, stylistics
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How to use styliform in a sentence
Sty′lar, pertaining to the pin of a dial; Sty′late, like a style, styliform.
Styliform: in the shape of a stylus: terminating in a long slender point, like the antenna in some Diptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. SmithAs there is no styliform production in Anthoceros, so there is none in ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William GriffithMandibles in the male chelate (fig. 158 j), in the female long, styliform.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for styliform
styliform
/ (ˈstaɪlɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
zoology shaped like a stylus or bristlea styliform antenna
Word Origin for styliform
C16: from New Latin stiliformis, from Latin stylus
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