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The combining form -iformes is used like a suffix meaning “having the form of.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in the taxonomic names of animals.The form -iformes comes from Latin -iformis, meaning “having the form of.” The equivalent combining form from Greek is -morphous, from ���ǰ����ḗ, meaning “form.”������ are variants of -iformes?In many scientific terms, the form -iformes is a variant of -form, as in dentiform. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on -form.