What does mastoīdēs mean in Latin?

mastoīdēs, a adjective, means “Shaped like a breast.”.

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

mastoīdēs

mastoīdēs (neuter mastoīdes)

Ecclesiastical[mas.toˈiː.des]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mastoīdēs	mastoīdēs	mastoīdes
genitive	mastoīdis	mastoīdis	mastoīdis
dative	mastoīdī	mastoīdī	mastoīdī
accusative	mastoīdem	mastoīdem	mastoīdes
ablative	mastoīde mastoīdī	mastoīde mastoīdī	mastoīde mastoīdī
vocative	mastoīdēs	mastoīdēs	mastoīdes

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mastoīdēs	mastoīdēs	mastoīda mastoīdia
genitive	mastoīdum mastoīdium	mastoīdum mastoīdium	mastoīdum mastoīdium
dative	mastoīdibus	mastoīdibus	mastoīdibus
accusative	mastoīdīs mastoīdēs	mastoīdīs mastoīdēs	mastoīda mastoīdia
ablative	mastoīdibus	mastoīdibus	mastoīdibus
vocative	mastoīdēs	mastoīdēs	mastoīda mastoīdia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

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