English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

First attested in 1681; formed as Latin natis (“rump, buttocks”) +‎ -i- +‎ -form.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

natiform (comparative more natiform, superlative most natiform)

Synonyms [ edit ]

pygian ( rare )

References [ edit ]

“Natiform” listed on page 30 of volume VI, part II (M–N), § ii (N) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1908]

Natiform ( n ē ⁱ·tif ǭ ɹm ), a. [f. L. nat-is (see Nates) + -(i)form.] Resembling or having the form of buttocks. [¶] 1681 tr. Willis’ Rem. Med. Wks. Vocab., Natiform , in the form of a buttock. 1839–47 Todd’s Cycl. Anat. III. 384/1 The natiform protuberances are unusually large. 1898 Dawson Williams Med. Dis. Inf. 262 The skull assumes a peculiar and characteristic shape, to which the term natiform has been applied.

[1st ed., 1908] ( ), [f. L. (see Nates) + -(i)form.] Resembling or having the form of buttocks. [¶] tr. Vocab., , in the form of a buttock. III. 384/1 The natiform protuberances are unusually large. Dawson Williams 262 The skull assumes a peculiar and characteristic shape, to which the term natiform has been applied. “natiform, a. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

” listed in the [2nd ed., 1989] “† natiform, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., December 2003]