Ciliiform

/sɪˈliːɪfɔːrm/ adjective

Definition

Shaped like or resembling cilia; having a form similar to ciliary structures.

Etymology

From Latin cilium (eyelash) plus -iform (from Latin -iformis meaning 'shaped like'), literally 'cilium-shaped.'

Kelly Says

The existence of multiple words like ciliform, ciliiform, and ciliform shows that early scientists were experimenting with how to describe cilium-shaped things in Latin-based terminology before standardization occurred—it's linguistic evolution in real time!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንበሰኛ
an-be-se-nya
ARالعربية
ملون
maloon
BNবাংলা
চেঁচামুখী
chen-cha-mu-khi
CACatalà
pellut
pe-lu-t
CSČeština
srstnatý
srst-na-ty
DADansk
håret
ho-ret
DEDeutsch
borstenförmig
bor-sten-for-mig
ELΕλληνικά
με τρίχες
me tri-ches
ESEspañol
ciliforme
si-li-forme
FAفارسی
ابریشمی
a-bri-she-mi
FISuomi
karvainen
kar-vai-nen
FRFrançais
ciliforme
si-li-form
GUGU
જાડા
ja-da
HAHA
guguwa
gu-gu-wa
HEעברית
בעל שערות
ba-al she-a-rot
HIहिन्दी
शैवाल
sha-wal
HUMagyar
szőrösen
sho-ro-shen
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbulu
ber-bu-lu
IGIG
n'eche
neh-che
ITItaliano
ciliforme
chi-li-forme
JA日本語
繊毛状
sen-mou-jou
KKKK
саусақты
sa-usa-q-ty
KMKM
មានស្វាយ
ma-an-sva-y
KO한국어
cilia 모양
si-li mo-yang
MRMR
शैवाल
sha-wal
MSBahasa Melayu
berbulu
ber-bu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
behaard
be-haard
NONorsk
hårete
ho-rete
PAPA
ter
PLPolski
owłosiony
ow-wo-see-oh-nee
PTPortuguês
ciliforme
si-li-forme
RORomână
pilos
pee-los
RUРусский
чешуйчатый
che-shuy-chat-y
SVSvenska
fjäderad
fyay-der-ad
SWKiswahili
naye
na-ye
TAதமிழ்
முடிகளுடன்
mu-di-ka-lun
TEతెలుగు
మూలికలతో
moo-li-ka-lo
THไทย
ขน
khon
TLTL
may-may
may-may
TRTürkçe
ciliform
chi-li-form
UKУкраїнська
волохатий
vo-lo-ha-tyy
URاردو
خشن
khushn
VITiếng Việt
có lông
koh long
YOYO
agbe
ag-be
ZH中文
纤毛状
xiān máo zhuàng
ZUZU
nengizayo
nen-gi-za-yo

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