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▪ I. piciform, a.1 rare.|ˈpɪsɪfɔːm|
[ad. mod.L. type *piciformis, f. pix, pic-em pitch n.1: see -form.]
Of the nature of or resembling pitch; pitchlike.
1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xx. 423 According to its texture and composition as fibrous, papyraceous, earthy, and piciform.
▪ II. piciform, a.2|ˈpaɪsɪfɔːm|
[ad. mod. Ornith.L. pīciformis, f. pīc-us woodpecker: see -form.]
Having the form or structure of, or resembling, a woodpecker; of or pertaining to the Piciformes, a group of picarian birds.
1884Coues Key N. Amer. Birds 476 The nearest relatives of the Piciform Birds are the Capitonidæ or Scansorial Barbets. |