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Filiform

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  2. 2
    Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.

    "Tiger beetles have filiform antennae."

Adjective
  1. 1
    thin in diameter; resembling a thread wordnet

Etymology

Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform.

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