1. spindle-shaped - Adjective
2. spindle-shaped - Adjective Satellite
Having the shape of a spindle.
Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnatomy and physiology render Pinnipeds have streamlined, spindle-shaped bodies with reduced or non-existent external ear flaps, rounded heads, flexible necks, limbs modified into flippers, and small tails. Source: Internet
The fibroblasts in the infant Reinke's space were still sparse but spindle-shaped. Source: Internet
The large spindle-shaped genus Fusulina and its relatives were abundant in what is now Russia, China, Japan, North America; other important genera include Valvulina, Endothyra, Archaediscus, and Saccammina (the latter common in Britain and Belgium). Source: Internet