filiform

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English

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Etymology

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Latin filum (thread), +‎ -iform.

Adjective

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filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)

  1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
    Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.

Translations

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French filiforme.

Adjective

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filiform m or n (feminine singular filiformă, masculine plural filiformi, feminine and neuter plural filiforme)

  1. filiform

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