Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Furrowed; specifically, marked with furrows which do not run in parallel directions, but are somewhat sinuate : used especially in zoölogy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows.

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  • adjective Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows.

Etymologies

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From Latin rivus a brook, channel.

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