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biomorph

[ bahy-oh-mawrf ]

noun

  1. a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan:

    The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.

biomorph

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌmɔːf /

noun

  1. a set of two-dimensional branching biomorphic images that can be used to illustrate evolutionary concepts

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Other Words From

  • bio·morphic adjective
  • bio·morphism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of biomorph1

First recorded in 1890–95; bio- + -morph

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Example Sentences

To speak somewhat figuratively, heteromorphism is a sort of disease that may attack the skeuomorph or the biomorph.

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