mummiform

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UK/ˈmʌmɪfɔːm/US/ˈmʌmɪfɔɹm/

adjective

Having the shape of a mummy.

OriginFrench momiforme →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 20
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Meanings

adjectivemummiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the shape of a mummy.First known use 19th c.

    Its mummiform torso is covered with bull testicles or breasts in canine profusion.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
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    After opening shrines, a stone sarcophagus, and mummiform coffins, they finally viewed the mummified body of Tutankhamon.

    1996, LaMar C. Berrett, Discovering the World of the Bible, page 296
nounmummiform (plural mummiforms)

plural mummiforms

  1. A mummy-shaped object.

Origin

  1. Frenchmomiforme
  2. Englishmummiform

From mummy + -form, after French momiforme.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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