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Meaning of filiform | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.

Equivalents

Deutsch fadenförmigen
Suomi jouhimainen jouhimainen
Polski nitkowaty
Português filiforme

Examples

“Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

filiformed filigraned filigreed filioparental filiopietistic filipendulous

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