"raniform" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rāna Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis New Latin rānifōrmisbor. English raniform Borrowed from New Latin rānifōrmis. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la-new:rānifōrmis|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin rāna Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis New Latin rānifōrmisbor. English raniform [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "frog", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "rāna", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "having the form of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μορφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fōrma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-fōrmis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "rānifōrmis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "raniform", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="raniform"> Borrowed from New Latin rānifōrmis. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} raniform (not comparable)
  1. (rare, chiefly zoology) Shaped like a frog; resembling a frog. Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms (resembling a frog): froggish, froggy, froglike, frogly, ranine
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