"vergiform" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more vergiform [comparative], most vergiform [superlative]
Etymology: From verge (“a rod or staff”) + -i- + -form. Etymology templates: {{af|en|verge|-i-|-form|t1=a rod or staff}} verge (“a rod or staff”) + -i- + -form Head templates: {{en-adj}} vergiform (comparative more vergiform, superlative most vergiform)
  1. (zoology) Of the feet of certain crustaceans: resembling a rod; rod-like. Categories (topical): Zoology
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