morphosis

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin morphosis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

morphosis (plural morphoses)

  1. (biology) The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development. [from 19th c.]

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