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单词 meandriform
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meandriformadj.

Brit. /mɪˈandrᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /miˈændrəˌfɔrm/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin maeandr- , maeander , -iform comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin maeandr-, maeander meander n. + -iform comb. form.
In scientific contexts. rare.
Having a winding form; labyrinthine.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves > like a maze or labyrinth
forwrinked14..
mazy1579
coney-vaulted1585
labyrinthian1588
mazelike1596
labyrinth-like1601
Daedalian1607
labyrinthine1632
cuniculous1634
labyrinthed1641
labyrinthala1661
labyrinthiform1805
daedal1818
meandriform1857
mazed1920
1857 C. Girard Rep. Fishes (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route to Pacific VI) 13 Dull yellowish, with meandriform dark lines under the head and throat... Known as Sculpin among the San Franciscans.
1898 Nat. Sci. Sept. 227 This is covered above and below by a layer of vermiform and meandriform chambers.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. IV. 2715/1 Such corals [sc. of the genus Meandrina] are described as meandrine..or meandriform.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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