What does bursiform mean?

bursiform means "shaped like a pouch".

How many syllables are in bursiform?

bursiform has 3 syllables and divides as bur-si-form under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bursiform?

Close synonyms include pouch-shaped, pouchlike, saclike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bursiform a common word?

bursiform is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Bursiform — meaning and 3 synonyms

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
shaped like a pouch
Synonymspouch-shaped pouchlike saclike
Similarconcave

Questions about bursiform

What does bursiform mean?: bursiform means "shaped like a pouch".
How many syllables are in bursiform?: bursiform has 3 syllables and divides as bur-si-form under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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