Etymology

kainelliform

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Today it means: Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they diverge widely until they reach the anterior border, then swing strongly inward to run along the anterior margin. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← taxonomic name Kainellidae
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  1. taxonomic nameKainellidae
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. English todaykainelliform

From taxonomic name Kainellidae + English -form.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.