TWIGLIKE

twiggy, twiglike

(adjective) thin as a twig

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

twiglike (comparative more twiglike, superlative most twiglike)

Resembling a twig or some aspect of one; thin and brittle.

Source: Wiktionary



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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