Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Thrushlike; resembling or related to a thrush; belonging to the Turdiformes; turdoid; cichlomorphic.
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- adjective Of, relating to or resembling a
thrush , or any otherbird of the familyTurdidae
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smeggo commented on the word turdiform
Poop-shaped?
October 15, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word turdiform
No. You can click on any of the dictionary links above. It has to do with thrushes--the bird.
October 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word turdiform
Which would also explain the "avian" tag.
October 15, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word turdiform
Though, you gotta admit, at first glance...
October 15, 2008
skipvia commented on the word turdiform
Not very many words in isolation make me laugh, but this one does. I don't know if it's the initial mental image it conjures up or its potential as an insult. Maybe it's just because it has turd in it.
October 15, 2008
sonofgroucho commented on the word turdiform
I laughed too.
May 18, 2009
yarb commented on the word turdiform
If this doesn't actually mean "turd-shaped", then what does?
May 21, 2009
rolig commented on the word turdiform
Try turd-shaped or turdlike, yarb. Turdiform is for the birds!
May 21, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word turdiform
My nomination stands.
(see here)
May 21, 2009
yarb commented on the word turdiform
But rolig, I want a fancy neologism with a latin root!
(Thanks for the love, c_b).
May 21, 2009
rolig commented on the word turdiform
Of course you do, Yarb. But turdiform has been taken, and I'm sure you don't want Reesetee to send a flock of thrushes your way. Just ask Tippi Hedren what that's like. You might try fecaloid, coprolithic, or stercoraceous. But I suspect you just like the sound of turd. Am I right?
May 21, 2009
reesetee commented on the word turdiform
Anyway, how do you think the poor birds feel?
*readies the flock*
May 21, 2009
yarb commented on the word turdiform
You're not wrong, rolig; I do like the sound of turd. But what I'm really after is a word that expresses the particular shape of one. What was the latin (or other classical language) for the stool, as distinct from the substance?
*eyes flock of turd-birds nervously*
May 21, 2009
skipvia commented on the word turdiform
Fecaloid may be my new favorite word.
May 21, 2009