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morphosis
[ mawr-foh-sis ]
/ mɔrˈfoʊ sɪs /
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noun, plural mor·pho·ses [mawr-foh-seez]. /mɔrˈfoʊ siz/. Biology.
the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
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Origin of morphosis
OTHER WORDS FROM morphosis
mor·phot·ic [mawr-fot-ik], /mɔrˈfɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby morphosis
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How to use morphosis in a sentence
We must convert, by one sudden meta-morphosis, the whole body of our agricultural and manufacturing population into women!
British Dictionary definitions for morphosis
morphosis
/ (mɔːˈfəʊsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
biology development in an organism or its parts characterized by structural change
Derived forms of morphosis
morphotic (mɔːˈfɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for morphosis
C17: via New Latin from Greek, from morphoun to form, from morphē form
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