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sievelike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a sieve in appearance or function … Useful english dictionary
sieve — sievelike, adj. /siv/, n., v., sieved, sieving. n. 1. an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., esp. one with a circular frame and fine meshes or… … Universalium
cribriform — Sievelike; containing many perforations. SYN: cribrate, polyporous. [L. cribrum, a sieve, + forma, form] * * * crib·ri·form krib rə .fȯrm adj pierced with small holes * * * crib·ri·form (kribґrĭ form) [L. cribrum sieve + form] perforated… … Medical dictionary
cribriform plates — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Cuticular pitted or sievelike plates of certain scale insects, located on the dorsal surface of the abdomen … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Archaeocyathid — /ahr kee oh suy euh thid, ahr kee euh /, n. one of the marine invertebrates of the extinct phylum Archaeocyatha, widely distributed during the Cambrian Period, having a limy, typically conical or cylindrical skeleton composed of sievelike inner… … Universalium
cribriform — /krib reuh fawrm /, adj. sievelike. Also, cribrous /krib reuhs/. [1735 45; < L cribr(um) a sieve + I + FORM] * * * … Universalium
ethmoid — /eth moyd/, Anat. adj. 1. Also, ethmoidal. of or pertaining to a bone at the base of the cranium and the root of the nose, containing numerous perforations for the filaments of the olfactory nerve. n. 2. the ethmoid bone. [1735 45; < Gk… … Universalium
flamingo — /fleuh ming goh/, n., pl. flamingos, flamingoes. any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage. [1555 65; cf. Pg. flamengo … Universalium
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
