''Forma'' is a Latin and Italian word meaning "form, shape, appearance".
Both the Latin ''forma'' and the English form are used interchangeably as informal terms in biology:
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Form (zoology)
In zoology, the word "form" or ''forma'' (literally Latin for form) is a strictly informal term that is sometimes used to describe organisms. Under the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' the term has no standing (it is not accepted). ...
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Form (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, a ''form'' (''forma'', plural ''formae'') is one of the "secondary" taxonomic ranks, below that of variety, which in turn is below that of species; it is an infraspecific taxon. If more than three ranks are listed in ...
Other uses
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Forma 1
Forma 1, or simply Forma, was a group or school of young Italian artists formed in the years immediately after the end of the Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world ...
, group of Italian artists formed in 1947
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Forma, Numidia
Numidia was a Roman province on the North African coast, comprising roughly the territory of north-east Algeria.
History
The people of the area were first identified as Numidians by Polybius around the 2nd century BC, although they were often ...
, a former Ancient city and bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see
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Forma (band)
Forma is an American electronic band from Brooklyn. The group released two full-length albums for Spectrum Spools in 2011 and 2012. After a lineup change (John Also Bennett replaced founding member Sophie Lam), they released an EP for NYC techno ...
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