Rajiform
/ˈreɪ.dʒɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Having the shape or general form of a ray or skate.
Did you know?The name ultimately preserves Latin raia, the word for a ray or skate, while -form comes from Latin forma, meaning shape or appearance.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
raia
“A ray or skate, the flat-bodied sea fish”
Classical Latin
Latin
forma
“Shape, form, appearance, or figure”
18th Century
Scientific Latin
Raja
“The zoological genus name for rays and skates”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
rajiformis
“Ray-shaped; formed like a member of Raja”
19th Century
English
rajiform
“Having the form of a ray or skate”
Modern English
English
rajiform
“Describing a body shape resembling that of a ray or skate”