See Also: penduline(medicine)
penduline(dictionary)

mammilliform (iou) and penduline (iou)


mammilliform (iou)



mammilliform adjective. Also mamilliform. M19.
[formed as MAMMILLARY + -I- + -FORM.]
Anatomy & Zoology. Shaped like or resembling a mamilla; nipple-shaped.

penduline (iou)



penduline adjective & noun. E19.
[French, from mod. Latin pendulinus, from Latin pendulus PENDULOUS: see -INE1.]
Ornithology.
A. adjective. (Of a bird's nest) pendulous, hanging; (of a bird) building a hanging nest; spec. designating a tit of the family Remizidae, esp. the Eurasian Remiz pendulinus. E19.
b. noun. A penduline tit. L19.