SCALPRIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

scalpriform (comparative more scalpriform, superlative most scalpriform)

(anatomy) Shaped like a chisel.

Source: Wiktionary


Scal"pri*form, a. Etym: [L. scalprum chisel, knife + -form.] (Anat.)

Definition: Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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