harengiform

harengiform
Shaped like a herring

Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.

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  • Harengiform — Ha*ren gi*form (h[.a]*r[e^]n j[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [F. hareng herring (LL. harengus) + form.] Herring shaped. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harengiform — shaped like a herring Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • harengiform — ha·ren·gi·form …   English syllables

  • harengiform —   a. shaped like a herring …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • harengiform — həˈrenjəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: harengi (from New Latin harengus specific epithet of the herring Clupea harengus , from Medieval Latin harengus herring, of Germanic origin and akin to Middle Dutch harinc, hareng herring) + form more at… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes …   Phrontistery dictionary

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