plumiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈpluːmᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈpluməˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plūma , -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin plūma plume n. + -iform comb. form. In plumiformly adv. after German federartig (1789 in the passage translated in quot. 1798 for plumiformly adv.). Compare earlier plumiformar adj., penniform adj., and also plumeous adj., plumose adj., plumous adj.

Zoology.

Having the shape or form of a feather; penniform; plumose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > feather-shaped

plumiform1742

1742 B. Martin Micrographia Nova xi. 33 These Antennae are of a most curious Form, being in some of the large ones of a plumiform Shape, or like a fine large Feather.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 247 Their branchiæ, composed of plumiform lobes, are situated on the hind part of the back.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 227 A dense villous coat, the hairs of which are plumiform.

1990 Cimbebasia (National Mus. Namibia) 12 75 They are separated by the domed profile..in Caesetius, and..the plumiform trichobothria in Psammoduon.

2001 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 133 71/1 Simple tentacles are digitiform. Pinnate tentacles are plumiform with a terminal digit.

Derivatives

† ˈplumiformly adv. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adverb] > like feather

plumiformly1798

1798 G. Mitchell tr. D. L. G. Karsten Descr. Minerals in Leskean Mus. 329 Plumiformly [Ger. federartig] streaked Native Bismuth.

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

单词	plumiform
释义	plumiformadj. Brit. /ˈpluːmᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈpluməˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plūma , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin plūma plume n. + -iform comb. form. In plumiformly adv. after German federartig (1789 in the passage translated in quot. 1798 for plumiformly adv.). Compare earlier plumiformar adj., penniform adj., and also plumeous adj., plumose adj., plumous adj. Zoology. Having the shape or form of a feather; penniform; plumose. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > feather-shaped plumiform1742 1742 B. Martin Micrographia Nova xi. 33 These Antennae are of a most curious Form, being in some of the large ones of a plumiform Shape, or like a fine large Feather. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 247 Their branchiæ, composed of plumiform lobes, are situated on the hind part of the back. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 227 A dense villous coat, the hairs of which are plumiform. 1990 Cimbebasia (National Mus. Namibia) 12 75 They are separated by the domed profile..in Caesetius, and..the plumiform trichobothria in Psammoduon. 2001 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 133 71/1 Simple tentacles are digitiform. Pinnate tentacles are plumiform with a terminal digit. Derivatives † ˈplumiformly adv. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adverb] > like feather plumiformly1798 1798 G. Mitchell tr. D. L. G. Karsten Descr. Minerals in Leskean Mus. 329 Plumiformly [Ger. federartig] streaked Native Bismuth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1742
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