morphometrics

/ (ˌmɔːfəʊˈmɛtriks) /

noun zoology

a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms

the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism

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Derived forms of morphometrics

morphometric, adjectivemorphogenetic (ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or morphogenic, adjective

Words nearby morphometrics

morphol., morpholine, morpholino, morphologic construction, morphology, morphometrics, morphometry, morphonology, morphophoneme, morphophonemic, morphophonemics

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