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/berr"seuh fawrm'/, adj. Anat., Zool.pouch-shaped; saccate.[1830-40; < NL bursiformis. See BURSA, -I-, -FORM]
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Bursiform — Bur si*form, a. [LL. bursa purse + form.] Shaped like a purse. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bursiform — [bʉr′sə fôrm΄] adj. [< ML bursa (see PURSE) + FORM] Anat. Zool. shaped like a bursa, or sac; pouchlike … English World dictionary
bursiform — adj. [L. bursa, purse; forma, shape] Formed like a purse … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bursiform — adjective /ˈbəːsɪfɔːm,ˈbɝsɪfɔɹm/ Shaped like a purse or bag. See Also: bursa … Wiktionary
bursiform — shaped like a pouch or purse Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
bursiform — bur·si·form … English syllables
bursiform — /ˈbɜsəfɔm/ (say bersuhfawm) adjective pouch shaped; saccate. {Medieval Latin bursa bag, purse + i 1 + form} …
bursiform — adjective shaped like a pouch • Syn: ↑pouch shaped, ↑pouchlike, ↑saclike • Similar to: ↑concave … Useful english dictionary
Bursiculate — Bur*sic u*late, a. [See {Burse}.] (Bot.) Bursiform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
