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

1665–75; <New Latin <Greek mórphōsis, equivalent to morph(oûn) to shape + -ōsis-osis

OTHER WORDS FROM morphosis

mor·phot·ic

[mawr-fot-ik], /mɔrˈfɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby morphosis

morphonology, morphophoneme, morphophonemic, morphophonemics, morphophonology, morphosis, morphosyntactic, morphosyntax, morphotonemics, -morphous, Morphy

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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!
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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), adjective

Word Origin for morphosis

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from morphoun to form, from morphē form

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