styliform
[ stahy-luh-fawrm ]
/ ˈstaɪ ləˌfɔrm /
adjective
having the shape of an ancient style; stylar.
Words nearby styliform
styler,
stylet,
styli,
styli-,
stylie,
styliform,
styling mousse,
stylish,
stylist,
stylistic,
stylistics
Example sentences from the Web for styliform
Styliform: in the shape of a stylus: terminating in a long slender point, like the antenna in some Diptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithMandibles in the male chelate (fig. 158 j), in the female long, styliform.
Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert RileyAs there is no styliform production in Anthoceros, so there is none in ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William GriffithSty′lar, pertaining to the pin of a dial; Sty′late, like a style, styliform.
British Dictionary definitions for styliform
styliform
/ (ˈstaɪlɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
zoology
shaped like a stylus or bristle
a styliform antenna
Word Origin for styliform
C16: from New Latin
stiliformis, from Latin
stylus