"rod-shaped" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rod-shaped [comparative], most rod-shaped [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} rod-shaped (comparative more rod-shaped, superlative most rod-shaped)
  1. Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical. Translations (shaped like a rod): tankomainen (Finnish), sauvamainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rod-shaped-en-adj-Y-ApWVD9 Disambiguation of 'shaped like a rod': 99 1
  2. (biology) Specifically, describing a form of bacterium. Categories (topical): Biology, Shapes Translations (describing a form of bacterium): sauvamainen (Finnish), sauva- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rod-shaped-en-adj-8xDKzFUq Disambiguation of Shapes: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'describing a form of bacterium': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: almond-shaped · banana-shaped · bell-shaped · brickshaped · cone-shaped · cross-shaped · cup-shaped · domeshaped · egg-shaped · funnelshaped · heart-shaped · hourglass-shaped · leaf-shaped · mushroom-shaped · needle-shaped · pear-shaped · ring-shaped · rod-shaped · spindle-shaped · top-shaped · wedge-shaped

Alternative forms

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