filiform

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin filum (“thread”), +‎ -iform.

Adjective

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

resembling thread

• Finnish: jouhimainen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: filiforme (pt) m or f