- harengiform
- Shaped like a herring
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
harengiform
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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
