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/bel"euh noyd'/, adj.needlelike; styloid.[ < Gk belonoeidés, equiv. to belón(e) needle (akin to bélos arrow, dart) + -oeides -OID]
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belonoid
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belonoid — ˈbeləˌnȯid adjective Etymology: Greek belonoeidēs, from belonē needle + eidēs oid : needlelike in shape : styloid * * * /bel euh noyd /, adj. needlelike; styloid. [ < Gk belonoeidés, equiv. to belón(e) needle (akin to bélos arrow, d … Useful english dictionary
styloid — adj. [Gr. stylos, pillar; eidos, like] Long and slender; belonoid; aciform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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