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securiform, a.|sɪˈkjʊərɪfɔːm|
[f. securi- + -form.]
Axe-shaped, having the form of an axe or hatchet. a. Bot. applied to leaves, etc. b. Ent. applied to a palpus or joint, etc.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xviii. (1765) 212 Securiform, Hatchet-shaped. 1815Kirby & Sp. Entomol. ix. (1818) I. 299 note, Mordellæ will open the anthers with the securiform joints of their palpi to get at the pollen. 1819G. Samouelle Entomol. Compend. 165 Labial palpi securiform. 1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 703/2 Conchifera... The foot..is securiform when its free edge is arched like the cutting face of an axe, as in Petunculus. 1852Dana Crust. ii. 869 A small hand, slightly oblong, somewhat securiform. |