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ZYGOMORPHIC

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zy⋅go⋅mor⋅phic

  [zahy-guh-mawr-fik, zig-uh-]
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–adjective Biology.
having bilateral symmetry; divisible lengthwise into similar or symmetrical halves.
Also, zy⋅go⋅mor⋅phous.

Origin:
1870–75; zygo- + -morphic

Related forms:
zy⋅go⋅mor⋅phism, zy⋅go⋅mor⋅phy, noun
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zy·go·mor·phic   (zī'gə-môr'fĭk, zĭg'ə-)   
adj.  Bilaterally symmetrical. Used of organisms or parts.
zy'go·mor'phism n.
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zygomorphic zy·go·mor·phic (zī'gə-môr'fĭk, zĭg'ə-) or zy·go·mor·phous (-fəs)
adj.
Bilaterally symmetrical. Used of organisms or parts.

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