-iform

-iform
(suffix))
1) word ending anglicising the Latin word for an order, e.g. the perch order Perciformes may be referred to as perciform
(suffix)
2) word ending indicating similarity, e.g. caniniform, resembling canines

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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