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FINGERLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fingerlike mean?
• FINGERLIKE (adjective)
The adjective FINGERLIKE has 1 sense:
1. resembling a finger
Familiarity information: FINGERLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a finger
Synonyms:
digitate; fingerlike
Context example:
digitate leaves of the horse chestnut
Similar:
fingered (having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination)
Context examples
A small, fingerlike pouch that sticks out from the cecum (the first part of the large intestine near the end of the small intestine).
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