culiciform

English

Etymology

From Latin culex (“a gnat”) +‎ -iform.

Adjective

culiciform (comparative more culiciform, superlative most culiciform)

1. (zoology) gnat-shaped

   culiciform insect

   culiciform mosquito

References

• “culiciform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.