malleiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaliːɪfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈmæliəfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malleiformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin malleiformis (see quot. 1857) < classical Latin malleus hammer (see malleus n.) + -formis -form comb. form².

rare.

Having the form of a hammer.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Malleiformis, having the form or appearance of a hammer..: malleiform.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals v. 238 In some species of Polynöe, the parapodia give rise..to large, richly ciliated, malleiform tubercles.

1997 Florida Entomologist 80 97 As in M. trifasciata, the last segment of the male maxillary palp is boat-shaped or malleiform and that there is only one posterior tibial spur.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malleiform
释义	malleiformadj. Brit. /ˈmaliːɪfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈmæliəfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malleiformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin malleiformis (see quot. 1857) < classical Latin malleus hammer (see malleus n.) + -formis -form comb. form². rare. Having the form of a hammer. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Malleiformis, having the form or appearance of a hammer..: malleiform. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals v. 238 In some species of Polynöe, the parapodia give rise..to large, richly ciliated, malleiform tubercles. 1997 Florida Entomologist 80 97 As in M. trifasciata, the last segment of the male maxillary palp is boat-shaped or malleiform and that there is only one posterior tibial spur. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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