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villiform
[ vil-uh-fawrm ]
/ ˈvɪl əˌfɔrm /
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adjective
having the form of a villus.
shaped and set so as to resemble the pile of velvet, as the teeth of certain fishes.
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Words nearby villiform
Villeneuve, Villeurbanne, villi, Villiers, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, villiform, Villingen-Schwenningen, villoma, Villon, Villon, François, villose
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How to use villiform in a sentence
The teeth are disposed on the jaws in rather broad villiform bands, the individual teeth being setaceous and erect.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort StokesThe jaws, vomer, palatines, and upper and lower pharyngeals are armed with bands of small villiform teeth.
The most usual type of teeth among fishes is that of villiform bands.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for villiform
villiform
/ (ˈvɪlɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
having the form of a villus or a series of villi
Word Origin for villiform
C19: from New Latin villiformis, from Latin villus shaggy hair + -form
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