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adj
Having a form resembling a string of beads, where the component parts or segments are more or less uniform in size and are spherical or rounded in shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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History
Etymology tree Latin monīle Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin monīlifōrmisbor. English moniliform Borrowed from Latin monīlifōrmis.
Across languages
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