Styli form

sty·li·form

[stahy-luh-fawrm]
adjective
having the shape of an ancient style; stylar.

Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin stiliformis, equivalent to Latin stil(us) stylus + -i- + -formis -form

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styliform (ˈstaɪlɪˌfɔːm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
zoology shaped like a stylus or bristle: a styliform antenna
 
[C16: from New Latin stiliformis, from Latin stylus]

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