eruciform
[ ih-roo-suh-fawrm ]
/ ɪˈru səˌfɔrm /
adjective
having the physical characteristics of a caterpillar.
Words nearby eruciform
erté,
erub,
erubescence,
erubescent,
erucic acid,
eruciform,
eruct,
eructate,
eructation,
erudite,
erudition
Example sentences from the Web for eruciform
In all the remaining orders of the Endopterygota the larva is eruciform or vermiform.
For reasons which we will not pause here to discuss, we have always regarded the eruciform type of larva as the highest.
Our Common Insects |Alpheus Spring PackardMost significant is the precedence of the eruciform by the campodeiform type.