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单词 rusiform
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rusiformadj.

Brit. /ˈruːsᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈrusəˌfɔrm/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Rusa , -iform comb. form.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Rusa, genus name (see rusa n.) + -iform comb. form.
Zoology. rare. Now disused.
Of the spigelian lobe of the liver in a ruminant: pedunculate (as in deer of the genus Rusa). Cf. oviform adj.2
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1877 A. H. Garrod in Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 When it [sc. the Spigelian lobe] is pedunculate, as is generally the case in the genus Rusa, it may be termed rusiform.
1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 155 Its form in the same species may be either ‘rusiform’ or ‘oviform’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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