Etymology

unioniform

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a unionid. Full definition →

taxonomic name Unio ← Classical Latin ūniō
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  1. Classical Latin · derived fromūniō
  2. taxonomic name · derived fromUnio
  3. English todayunioniform

From taxonomic name Unio (with insertion of -n- after its etymon, Classical Latin ūniō (stem ūniōn-)) + -iform.

Words from the same roots

taxonomic nameUnio all →

unionoid

Classical Latinūniō all →

unionoid

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