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Definition of Coniform
1. a. Cone-shaped; conical.
Definition of Coniform
1. Adjective. Having the form of a cone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coniform
1. in the shape of a cone [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coniform
Literary usage of Coniform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"... coniform; m, and p, largest of lower series. The points of greatest transverse
width are the anterior half of m, and posterior half of p4 ..."
2. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"Coxa of the fourth leg without a coniform spur beneath. B. Tibia of the second
leg straight or nearly so. P. 498. N. benjamina BB. ..."
3. Elements of Physiophilosophy by Lorenz Oken (1847)
"Bill short and coniform, without bristles; eat simply grains. Fam. 5. Snail-Birds,
Crows. Bill long and coniform; eat grains, beetles and flesh, ..."
4. The Microscope in Botany: A Guide for the Microscopical Investigation of by Wilhelm Julius Behrens (1885)
"Of the numerous bodies belonging to this group the microscopical investigation
of the following has been attempted: coniform ..."
5. Zoological Illustrations, Or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare ...by William Swainson by William Swainson (1821)
"Shell coniform; spire short, depressed at the base, the whorls convex and unequal;
outer lip lobed ... Shell somewhat coniform, short; spire conic, equal. ..."
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