Arietiform

Quick meaning: Arietiform is an adjective meaning (zoology) Having the shape of a ram's head or of the astrological symbol of Aries, ⟨♈︎⟩.

Meaning

(zoology) Having the shape of a ram's head or of the astrological symbol of Aries, ⟨♈︎⟩.

Example Sentences

The arietiform marks become broader and more prominent.

As compared with D[ipodomys] a[gilis] agilis, D. a. fuscus [a subspecies of kangaroo rat] differs as follows: Dorsal color darker; yellow-orange of sides paler, arietiform facial markings heavier, and black rather than brownish; […]

The species is S[chlegelia] wilsoni, better known as Paradisea or Diphyllodes wilsoni, of Waigiou and Batanta. The male is 7¼ inches long, the tail 2, with its middle pair of feathers as long again, twice crossed and then curled in arietiform figure.

Discotropites mojsvarensis Smith, […] The form and ornamentation are decidedly arietiform and bear some resemblance to the arietiform Eutomoceras (Halilucites) of the Middle Triassic but differ in the spiral lines, long body chamber, and digitate septa.

Synonyms for arietiform

Depending on context, synonyms include ypsiliform.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include arietine, rhinocerotiform, capriform, ramuliferous, leontomorphic, laroid.

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