cedariiform

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adjective

Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which the posterior sutures cross the lateral border, then swing inward and backward to meet the posterior margin.

OriginLatin fōrma ← taxonomic name Cedaria →
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Meanings

adjectivecedariiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which the posterior sutures cross the lateral border, then swing inward and backward to meet the posterior margin.

    […] [T]he shape of the occipital ring, the small number of thoracic segments, and the pygidial morphology, as well as the cedariiform suture - are not known in any proetid.

    1977, Jan Bergstrom, “Proetida - a disorderly order of trilobites”, in Lethaia, volume 10, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026, page 102

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameCedaria
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. Englishcedariiform

From taxonomic name Cedaria + English -form.

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APA

cedariiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedariiform

MLA

“cedariiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedariiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cedariiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedariiform.

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