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/doh lab"reuh fawrm'/, adj. Bot., Zool.shaped like an ax or a cleaver.[1745-55; < L dolabr(a) mattock, pickax + -I- + -FORM]
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dolabriform
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Dolabriform — Do*lab ri*form, a. [L. dolabra a mattock + form.] Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish. || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dolabriform — [dō lab′ri fôrm΄] adj. [< L dolabra, pickax (< dolare, to chip < IE base * del , to cut) + FORM] shaped like the head of an ax, as certain leaves … English World dictionary
dolabriform — adj. [L. dolabra, ax; forma, shape] Hatchet shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dolabriform — do·lab·ri·form (do labґrĭ form) dolabrate … Medical dictionary
dolabriform — resembling a hatchet or cleaver Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
dolabriform — do·lab·ri·form … English syllables
dolabriform — do•lab•ri•form [[t]doʊˈlæb rəˌfɔrm[/t]] adj. bot zool. shaped like an ax head, as certain leaves • Etymology: 1745–55; < L dolābr(a) mattock, pickax + i + form … From formal English to slang
dolabriform — Shaped like the head of an ax … Grandiloquent dictionary
dolabriform — /doʊˈlæbrəfɔm/ (say doh labruhfawm) adjective Zoology, Botany shaped like an axe or a cleaver. {Latin dolābra pickaxe, axe + i 1 + form} …
dolabriform — a. shaped like axe head … Dictionary of difficult words
