eruciform

English
A typical eruciform larva of a butterfly, with its head, elongated body, three pairs of "true" legs under the thorax, and anything from two to five pairs of prolegs under the abdomen, depending on the species. Some larvae of Symphyta have eight pairs of prolegs.

Etymology

Latin eruca (“caterpillar”) +‎ -form

Adjective

eruciform (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.
    Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.

References
  • Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 169. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French éruciforme.

Adjective

eruciform m or n (feminine singular eruciformă, masculine plural eruciformi, feminine and neuter plural eruciforme)

  1. eruciform

Declension
Declension of eruciform
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite eruciform eruciformă eruciformi eruciforme
definite eruciformul eruciforma eruciformii eruciformele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite eruciform eruciforme eruciformi eruciforme
definite eruciformului eruciformei eruciformilor eruciformelor
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