worm-shaped
- adjective
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en forma de gusano
- The appendix is a small worm shaped pouch attached to the large intestine that houses a diversity of gut microbes.
Examples
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She found a worm-shaped piece of pasta in her soup that looked unusual.
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The artist created a sculpture of a worm-shaped creature twisting through the air.
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His head had been torn away, neck and all; in its place were layers of gauze, affixed with worm-shaped steel hooks that penetrated the young man's shoulders.
Fiction book (1998) -
The children were fascinated by the worm-shaped clouds that floated across the sky.
Synonyms
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Having a long thin body that moves like a worm
A shape that is long and thin like a worm
Having a shape or movement like a worm
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worm-shaped is made from worm (a long, thin animal that crawls) and shaped (meaning 'having the form of'), so it simply means 'like a worm', long, thin, and round, which is why we call tunnels, larvae, or tubes worm-shaped when they look long and narrow.