Meanings
adjectiveinsectiform (comparative more insectiform, superlative most insectiform)
comparative more insectiform · superlative most insectiform
- Resembling an insect.
The body it wears is insectiform, a fly—no, a wasp, crawling out of a fossilized nest somewhere near the bottom of the crust.
2024, Vajra Chandrasekera, Rakesfall, Solaris (2025), page 305
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insectiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insectiform
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“insectiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insectiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insectiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insectiform.
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