umbiliciformadj.
rare.
Having the form of an umbilicus; navel-like.
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1867 W. S. Dallas tr. C. L. Nitzsch Pterylography i. 8 The aftershaft originates from the underside of the feather beneath the umbiliciform pit.
1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. 1 239 The umbiliciform pit,..which marks the point of junction with the rhachis and hyporhachis.
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