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/skal"preuh fawrm'/, adj.chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.[1820-30; < L scalpri- (comb. form of scalprum; see SCALPEL) + -FORM]
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Scalpriform — Scal pri*form, a. [L. scalprum chisel, knife + form.] (Anat.) Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scalpriform — ˈskalprəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: Latin scalprum chisel, knife + English iform more at scalpel : shaped like a chisel scalpriform incisor … Useful english dictionary
scalpriform — adj. [L. scalprum, chisel; forma, shape] Chiselshaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scalpriform — Chisel shaped. [L. scalprum, chisel, + forma, shape] … Medical dictionary
scalpriform — shaped like a chisel Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
scalpriform — adj. resembling a chisel, having the shape of a chisel … English contemporary dictionary
scalpriform — scal·pri·form … English syllables
scalpriform — a. like chisel in shape … Dictionary of difficult words
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
