morpho'metric

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morphometrics (ˌmɔːfəʊˈmɛtriks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n zoology
a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
 
morpho'metric
 
adj
the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism
 
morphogenetic
 
adj
 
morpho'genic
 
adj

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