- Culiciform
- Culiciform \Cu*lic"i*form\ (k?-l?s"i-f?rm). a. [L. culex a gnat + -form:cf. F. culiciforme.] (Zo["o]l.) Gnat-shaped. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Culiciform
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culiciform — / lisˈ/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑culex * * * culiciform, a. rare 0. (ˈkjuːlɪsɪfɔːm) [ad. L. type *culiciform is, f. culex, culicem gnat; in F. culiciforme: see form.] … Useful english dictionary
culiciform — like or resembling a mosquito Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
culiciform — a. like a mosquito. ♦ culicifuge, n. substance killing mosquitoes … Dictionary of difficult words
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
