stapediform

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adjective

Stirrup-shaped.

OriginLatin stapēs →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivestapediform (comparative more stapediform, superlative most stapediform)

comparative more stapediform · superlative most stapediform

  1. Stirrup-shaped.

    The stapediform metathoracic spot, upon which its author lays such stress, occupies the whole centre of the petiolar area, between the longitudinal carinae and is usually subparallel-sided or gradually a little explanate throughout; on either side is a slight and oblique line above the hind coxae.

    1915, Claude Morley, A Revision of the Ichneumonidae Based on the Collection in the British Museum (Natural History) With Descriptions of New Genera and Species, part IV: Tribes Joppides, Banchides and Alomyides, London: […] British Museum, page 43

Origin

  1. Latinstapēs
  2. Englishstapediform

From Latin stapēs, stapedem (“stirrup”) + -iform.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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