pisciformadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪsᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈpɪsəˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pisci- comb. form, -form comb. form².

Etymology: < pisci- comb. form + -form comb. form², perhaps after French pisciforme (1775) or its model post-classical Latin pisciformis (1752).

Shaped like a fish; taking the form of a fish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > fish-like

fishy1611

piscose1686

pisciform1814

fish-like1835–6

ichthyoid1855

fish-shaped1878

ichthyomorphic1879

1814 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 400 The theology of the Assyrians was revealed by a divinity in the form of a fish, who corresponds with the Matsya avatara (or pisciform god) of the Hindus.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 160 Order X.—Cetacea. Body pisciform, terminated by a caudal appendage.

1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 768/2 The embryo, when hatched, is pisciform and apodal.

1916 Science 21 Jan. 105/1 Its ancestors were more terrestrial, and therefore less pisciform in structure and habits.

1979 Science 12 Jan. 136/1 A tiny effigy-like pisciform sculpture.

2000 Brit. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 84 682 Pisciform flecks in the midperiphery and drusen-like deposits were the most typical ophthalmological findings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pisciform
释义	pisciformadj. Brit. /ˈpɪsᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈpɪsəˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pisci- comb. form, -form comb. form². Etymology: < pisci- comb. form + -form comb. form², perhaps after French pisciforme (1775) or its model post-classical Latin pisciformis (1752). Shaped like a fish; taking the form of a fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > fish-like fishy1611 piscose1686 pisciform1814 fish-like1835–6 ichthyoid1855 fish-shaped1878 ichthyomorphic1879 1814 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 400 The theology of the Assyrians was revealed by a divinity in the form of a fish, who corresponds with the Matsya avatara (or pisciform god) of the Hindus. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 160 Order X.—Cetacea. Body pisciform, terminated by a caudal appendage. 1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 768/2 The embryo, when hatched, is pisciform and apodal. 1916 Science 21 Jan. 105/1 Its ancestors were more terrestrial, and therefore less pisciform in structure and habits. 1979 Science 12 Jan. 136/1 A tiny effigy-like pisciform sculpture. 2000 Brit. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 84 682 Pisciform flecks in the midperiphery and drusen-like deposits were the most typical ophthalmological findings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1814
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