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morphosis
[ mawr-foh-sis ]
noun
, Biology.
, plural mor·pho·ses [mawr-, foh, -seez].
- the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
morphosis
/ mɔːˈfəʊsɪs; mɔːˈfɒtɪk /
noun
- biology development in an organism or its parts characterized by structural change
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Derived Forms
- morphotic, adjective
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Other Words From
- mor·phot·ic [mawr-, fot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of morphosis1
1665–75; < New Latin < Greek mórphōsis, equivalent to morph ( oûn ) to shape + -ōsis -osis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of morphosis1
C17: via New Latin from Greek, from morphoun to form, from morphē form
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Example Sentences
We must convert, by one sudden meta-morphosis, the whole body of our agricultural and manufacturing population into women!
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