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crib⋅ri⋅form

  [krib-ruh-fawrm]
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–adjective
sievelike.
Also, crib⋅rous  [krib-ruhs] .

Origin:
1735–45; < L crībr(um) a sieve + -i- + -form
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Main Entry: crib·ri·form
Pronunciation: 'krib-r&-"form
Function: adjective
: pierced with small holes
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cribriform crib·ri·form (krĭb'rə-fôrm')
adj.
Perforated like a sieve.

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