Etymology

entomaspidiform

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Today it means: Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they run mostly along the margin of the cephalon but include the eyes via two narrow strips. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← English entomaspid
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  1. Englishentomaspid
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. English todayentomaspidiform

From entomaspid + -iform.

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