eruciform

English

A typical eruciform larva of a butterfly, with its head, elongated body, three pairs of "true" legs under the thorax, and anything from two to five pairs of prolegs under the abdomen, depending on the species. Some larvae of Symphyta have eight pairs of prolegs.

Etymology

From Latin eruca (“caterpillar”) +‎ -form.

Adjective

eruciform (not comparable)

1. Shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.

   Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.

References

• Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 169. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.

Anagrams

• urceiform

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French éruciforme.

Adjective

eruciform m or n (feminine singular eruciformă, masculine plural eruciformi, feminine and neuter plural eruciforme)

1. eruciform

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	eruciform		eruciformă		eruciformi	eruciforme
	definite	eruciformul		eruciforma		eruciformii	eruciformele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	eruciform		eruciforme		eruciformi	eruciforme
	definite	eruciformului		eruciformei		eruciformilor	eruciformelor