filiform

Etymology

Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform.

adj

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

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