Etymology

culiciform

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Today it means: gnat-shaped Full definition →

Latin culex
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  1. Latin · derived fromculex“a gnat”
  2. English todayculiciform

From Latin culex (“a gnat”) + -iform.

Words from the same roots

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culexculicidal

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