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/err"seuh fawrm'/, adj.having the form of a bear; bear-shaped: the ursiform koala.[1785-95; < L urs(us) bear + -I- + -FORM]
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Ursiform — Ur si*form, a. [L. ursus, ursa, a bear + form.] Having the shape of a bear. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ursiform — [ʉr′sə fôrm΄] adj. [< L ursus, a bear + FORM] having the form or appearance of a bear … English World dictionary
ursiform — having the shape or appearance of a bear Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
ursiform — ur·si·form … English syllables
ursiform — /ˈɜsəfɔm/ (say ersuhfawm) adjective having the form of a bear; bear like. {ursi (combining form of Latin ursus bear) + form} …
ursiform — səˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: Latin ursus bear + English iform : having the shape of a bear … Useful english dictionary
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
ursine — a. pertaining to or like a bear. ♦ ursiform, a. bear shaped. ♦ ursoid, a. like a bear … Dictionary of difficult words
