styliform
[ stahy-luh-fawrm ]
/ ˈstaɪ ləˌfɔrm /
adjective
having the shape of an ancient style; stylar.
Words nearby styliform
styler, stylet, styli, styli-, stylie, styliform, styling mousse, stylish, stylist, stylistic, stylistics
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Examples from the Web for 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. SmithMandibles in the male chelate (fig. 158 j), in the female long, styliform.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert RileyAs there is no styliform production in Anthoceros, so there is none in ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William GriffithSty′lar, pertaining to the pin of a dial; Sty′late, like a style, styliform.
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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