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villiform definition

vil·li·form (vil′ə fôrm′)

adjective

  1. like villi in form
  2. designating the small teeth of some fishes, so closely set as to resemble the pile of velvet

Etymology: < villus + -i- + -form

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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