morphologically
Americanadverb
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Once collected, the specimens will be identified morphologically - meaning by their form, structure or shape -, photographed in high resolution, and analyzed using advanced genomic tools and other modern techniques.
From Science Daily
"On average, morphologically based species of fishes, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrate groups all seemed to be hiding around two cryptic species."
From Science Daily
Most ants have two morphologically differentiated adult castes -- queens and workers -- each irreversibly specialized for either reproduction or nonreproductive altruism such as foraging, defense and care of maternal brood.
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They learned that the cats had at least "276 morphologically distinct facial expressions," adjusted based on the details of their interactions with the people in question.
From Salon
Two specimens were obtained and examined morphologically to verify the species.
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