Etymology

dalmanitidiform

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Today it means: Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a proparian pattern in which the anterior sutures converge and meet, closely following the anterior border. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← English dalmanitid
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  1. Englishdalmanitid
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. English todaydalmanitidiform

From dalmanitid + -iform.

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