multifid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin multifidus, from multi- (many) + -fidus, from findere (to split). Equivalent of multi- +‎ -fid. Doublet of multifidus and multifidous.

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multifid (not comparable)

  1. Cleft into many parts or lobes.
    • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: [], London: [] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, [], →OCLC:
      For animals multifidous, or such as are digitated or have several divisions in their feet;
    • 1898, Adam Sedgwick et al., A Student's Text-book of Zoology:
      Helicidae: Land-snails...genital organs generally with a dart and multifid vesicles.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin multifidus.

Adjective[edit]

multifid m or n (feminine singular multifidă, masculine plural multifizi, feminine and neuter plural multifide)

  1. divided into many parts

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References[edit]

  • multifid in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN