blobular

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From blob +‎ -ar. Compare tubular.

Adjective[edit]

blobular (comparative more blobular, superlative most blobular)

  1. blob-shaped
    • 1998, Frank Chin, Bulletproof Buddhists and Other Essays, University of Hawaii Press, page 21:
      The catfish fillet is hot and flaky inside, a hot blobular doughnut.
    • 2013, Lisa-Ann Gershwin et al., Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 66, Academic Press, page 64:
      However, on the unusual occasions that a sting mark is observed, it is generally blobular rather than linear, leading to a hypothesis that the bell is responsible for the sting.