eruciform

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adjective

Shaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.

“Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.”

OriginLatin eruca →
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Meanings

adjectiveeruciform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped like a caterpillar; the term is loosely applied to some larvae with little resemblance to typical caterpillars.

    Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform.

Origin

  1. Latineruca“caterpillar”
  2. Englisheruciform

From Latin eruca (“caterpillar”) + -form.

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Anagrams

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APA

eruciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruciform

MLA

“eruciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruciform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eruciform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eruciform.

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