modioliformadj.

Brit.

/məˈdʌɪəlᵻfɔːm/,

/mɒˈdʌɪəlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/moʊˈdaɪələˌfɔrm/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin modioliformis (see quot. 1839 at sense 1) < classical Latin modiolus modiolus n. + -formis -form comb. form². Compare French modioliforme (1840).

†1. Biology. That resembles the hub of a wheel. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) iii. i. 454 Nave-shaped (modioliformis).]

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Modioliformis, having the shape or form of the nave of a wheel: modioliform.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 748/2 Modioliform, shaped like the nave of a wheel, round, depressed, with a very narrow orifice; as the ripe fruit of Gaultheria, or the carpels in Modiola.

2. Zoology. Of or belonging to the genus Modiolus of horse mussels; characteristic of or resembling a horse mussel.

ΚΠ

1872 F. V. Hayden Final Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Nebraska 201 Shell rather small, nearly or quite equivalve, modioliform or mytiloid, convex, or even subangular.

1951 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 235 335 Boussacia is also inequivalve, and is more modioliform, the area being reduced to an oblique furrow.

1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 284 230 Ordovician pelecypods can be grouped into seven major categories:..(4) Isofilibranchia—modioliform byssally attached shells lacking ligamental chevrons; [etc.].

2000 Molecular Phylogenetics & Evol. 15 31/2 Modioliform and mytiliform morphology are closely correlated with life habit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modioliform
释义	modioliformadj. Brit. /məˈdʌɪəlᵻfɔːm/, /mɒˈdʌɪəlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /moʊˈdaɪələˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin modioliformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin modioliformis (see quot. 1839 at sense 1) < classical Latin modiolus modiolus n. + -formis -form comb. form². Compare French modioliforme (1840). †1. Biology. That resembles the hub of a wheel. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) iii. i. 454 Nave-shaped (modioliformis).] 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Modioliformis, having the shape or form of the nave of a wheel: modioliform. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 748/2 Modioliform, shaped like the nave of a wheel, round, depressed, with a very narrow orifice; as the ripe fruit of Gaultheria, or the carpels in Modiola. 2. Zoology. Of or belonging to the genus Modiolus of horse mussels; characteristic of or resembling a horse mussel. ΚΠ 1872 F. V. Hayden Final Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Nebraska 201 Shell rather small, nearly or quite equivalve, modioliform or mytiloid, convex, or even subangular. 1951 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 235 335 Boussacia is also inequivalve, and is more modioliform, the area being reduced to an oblique furrow. 1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 284 230 Ordovician pelecypods can be grouped into seven major categories:..(4) Isofilibranchia—modioliform byssally attached shells lacking ligamental chevrons; [etc.]. 2000 Molecular Phylogenetics & Evol. 15 31/2 Modioliform and mytiliform morphology are closely correlated with life habit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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