pocilliformadj.

Brit.

/pəʊˈsɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/poʊˈsɪlᵻˌfɔrm/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin pōcillum pocill n. + -iform comb. form. Compare poculiform adj.

Zoology. rare.

Shaped like a small cup.

ΚΠ

1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 81 The pocilliform shape of the cells..separate this genus [sc. Pocillopora] from Madrepora.

1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 506 This species..has pocilliform cells.

1999 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 33 65 Natatolana borealis [sc. an isopod] is endowed with setae of many other kinds. Some of them, the pocilliform setae, have a subapical pore and may have a chemosensitive function.

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

单词	pocilliform
释义	pocilliformadj. Brit. /pəʊˈsɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /poʊˈsɪlᵻˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pōcillum , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin pōcillum pocill n. + -iform comb. form. Compare poculiform adj. Zoology. rare. Shaped like a small cup. ΚΠ 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 81 The pocilliform shape of the cells..separate this genus [sc. Pocillopora] from Madrepora. 1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 506 This species..has pocilliform cells. 1999 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 33 65 Natatolana borealis [sc. an isopod] is endowed with setae of many other kinds. Some of them, the pocilliform setae, have a subapical pore and may have a chemosensitive function. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1822
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