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ALIFORM

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al⋅i⋅form

  [al-uh-fawrm, ey-luh-]
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–adjective
wing-shaped; wing-like; alar.
Origin:
1830–40; al(a) + -i- + -form
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a·li·form   (ā'lə-fôrm', āl'ə-)   
adj.   Biology
Shaped like a wing; alar.

[Latin āla, wing + -form.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ali·form
Pronunciation: 'A-l&-"form, 'al-&-
Function: adjective
: having winglike extensions : wing-shaped
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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aliform a·li·form (ā'lə-fôrm', āl'ə-)
adj.
Shaped like a wing; alar.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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