pandurate

adjective

pan·​du·​rate

ˈpand(y)ərə̇t,

-əˌrāt

variants or less commonly pandurated

-əˌrātə̇d

: resembling a fiddle in outline

Word History

Etymology

pandurate probably from (assumed) New Latin panduratus, from Late Latin pandura + Latin -atus -ate; pandurated probably from (assumed) New Latin panduratus + English -ed

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