anguilliformadj.

Brit.

/aŋˈɡwɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/æŋˈɡwɪlᵻˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin anguilliformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin anguilliformis (1613 or earlier) < classical Latin anguilla eel (see anguille n.) + -formis -form comb. form².

Having the form of or resembling an eel; of the nature of or characteristic of an eel. In later use also: of or relating to the order Anguilliformes of fishes, which comprises marine and freshwater eels.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > eel-shaped

anguilliform1685

1685 J. Ray Let. 1 Apr. in R. W. T. Gunther Further Corr. J. Ray (1928) vi. 143 There is next to these an Anguilliform fish I am in doubt of.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Membranes full of Anguilliform worms.

1858 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. II. 144 Zoarces, Body elongate, anguilliform, with scales small.

1933 Q. Rev. Biol. 8 438/2 A continuous, longitudinal fin is not a character of a generalized vertebrate with fusiform body, but of the anguilliform, specialized type.

1998 Environmental Biol. Fishes 52 139/1 All other Anguilliform fishes (congers, morays, snake eels)..have entirely marine life histories.

2011 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. 5 These robots experience a form of super evolution: in the beginning they are using anguilliform locomotion (they wiggle like fish or eels) but then progress to many legs and finally two.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anguilliform
释义	anguilliformadj. Brit. /aŋˈɡwɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /æŋˈɡwɪlᵻˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin anguilliformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin anguilliformis (1613 or earlier) < classical Latin anguilla eel (see anguille n.) + -formis -form comb. form². Having the form of or resembling an eel; of the nature of or characteristic of an eel. In later use also: of or relating to the order Anguilliformes of fishes, which comprises marine and freshwater eels. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > eel-shaped anguilliform1685 1685 J. Ray Let. 1 Apr. in R. W. T. Gunther Further Corr. J. Ray (1928) vi. 143 There is next to these an Anguilliform fish I am in doubt of. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Membranes full of Anguilliform worms. 1858 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. II. 144 Zoarces, Body elongate, anguilliform, with scales small. 1933 Q. Rev. Biol. 8 438/2 A continuous, longitudinal fin is not a character of a generalized vertebrate with fusiform body, but of the anguilliform, specialized type. 1998 Environmental Biol. Fishes 52 139/1 All other Anguilliform fishes (congers, morays, snake eels)..have entirely marine life histories. 2011 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. 5 These robots experience a form of super evolution: in the beginning they are using anguilliform locomotion (they wiggle like fish or eels) but then progress to many legs and finally two. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1685
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