- choanoid
- Funnel-shaped. SYN: infundibuliform. [G. choane, funnel, + eidos, resemblance]
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cho·a·noid (koґə-noid) [choan- + -oid] infundibular (def. 2).
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Choanoid — Cho a*noid, a. [Gr. choa nh funnel + oid.] (Anat.) Funnel shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choanoid — shaped like a funnel Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
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infundibular — Relating to an infundibulum. * * * in·fun·dib·u·lar .in (.)fən dib yə lər adj 1) INFUNDIBULIFORM 2) of, relating to, affecting, situated near, or having an infundibulum <infundibular stenosis> * * * in·fun·dib·u·lar (in″fən dibґu … Medical dictionary
infundibuliform — SYN: choanoid. [L. infundibulum, funnel, + forma, form] * * * in·fun·dib·u·li·form lə .fȯrm adj having the form of a funnel or cone * * * in·fun·dib·u·li·form (in″fən dibґu lĭ form) [infundibulum + form] infundibular (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
