scalpriform

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adjective

Shaped like a chisel.

“the scalpriform incisors of rodents”

OriginLatin scalprum →
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Meanings

adjectivescalpriform (comparative more scalpriform, superlative most scalpriform)

comparative more scalpriform · superlative most scalpriform

  1. archaicShaped like a chisel.

    the scalpriform incisors of rodents

Origin

  1. Latinscalprum“chisel, knife”
  2. Englishscalpriform

From Latin scalprum (“chisel, knife”) + -form.

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APA

scalpriform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalpriform

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“scalpriform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalpriform. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scalpriform,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalpriform.

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