Having the form, shape, or characteristics of a snake; shaped like or resembling a snake.
From Latin 'coluber' (snake) + '-form' (form or shape, from Latin 'forma'). This combines Latin elements to create a descriptive adjective meaning 'snake-shaped.'
Scientists use '-form' endings to describe shapes—'colubriform' means snake-like, just as 'uniform' means 'one form' and 'cruciform' means 'cross-shaped'—it's a Latinate way of turning shapes into words.
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