morphometrics
Britishnoun
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a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
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the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism
Other Word Forms
- morphogenetic adjective
- morphometric adjective
Example Sentences
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They analyzed these models using geometric morphometrics, a method that allows precise comparisons of size and shape.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
Second, they applied 3D geometric morphometrics, a widely used method that allows scientists to analyze bone shape in fine detail and pinpoint meaningful differences.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026
The researchers used a technique called geometric morphometrics, identifying landmarks on the bone, to capture the shape of the Haast’s eagle’s skull, beak and talons in three dimensions.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021
‘Mystery big cats’ in the Peruvian Amazon: morphometrics solve a cryptozoological mystery.
From Scientific American • Mar. 10, 2014
Therein, they argue that the Brindled wildebeest is actually a complex containing four species that can be reliably distinguished on the basis of cranial morphometrics.
From Scientific American • Feb. 26, 2014
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