tauriformis

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Latin

Etymology

From taurus (bull) +‎ -fōrmis (having the form of).

Pronunciation

Adjective

taurifōrmis (neuter taurifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. bull-shaped, tauriform

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Descendants

  • English: tauriform
  • French: tauriforme
  • Italian: tauriforme

References

  • tauriformis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tauriformis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tauriformis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.