Having the shape or appearance of a brotula fish, typically elongated and slender.
From Brotula plus Latin '-formis' (having the form of). Used in scientific descriptions since the 19th century.
The '-form' suffix appears everywhere in science: 'cruciform' (cross-shaped), 'vermiform' (worm-shaped)—it's a shorthand for describing nature's infinite variety.
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