hippocrepiform

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κρηπίς (krēpís, “boot”) + -form, from Latin -formis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɪpəˈkɹɛpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/

Adjective

hippocrepiform (not comparable)

1. Shaped like a horseshoe.

Synonyms

• hippocrepian

References

• “hippocrepiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hippocrepiform”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.