filiform

English

Etymology

Latin filum (“thread”), +‎ -iform.

Adjective

filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)

Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.

Translations

resembling thread

Finnish: jouhimainen

Portuguese: filiforme (pt) m or f

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