Etymology

gliriform

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Today it means: Relating to or resembling animals of the clade Gliriformes. Full definition →

Latin glis
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  1. Latin · derived fromglis“dormouse”
  2. English todaygliriform

From Latin glis (“dormouse”).

Words from the same roots

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glirine

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