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Answer for the clue "Way an organism develops ", 9 letters:
morphosis

Word definitions for morphosis in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Morphosis \Mor*pho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`rfwsis form, fr. morfh` form.] (Biol.) The order or mode of development of an organ or part.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Morphosis is the sixth album by the Polish death metal band Hate . This album is mostly a death metal release, with some blackened death metal and Industrial influences. The album was mixed by the Wiesławski Bros. in August, 2007 at the Hertz studio in ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development. (from 19th c.)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"mode of formation," Modern Latin, from Greek morphosis "a forming, shaping," from morphe "form, shape; outward appearance" (see Morpheus ).

Usage examples of morphosis.

Yet with what interest and lucidity has Fabre succeeded in expounding the complex morphoses of the obscure and miserable larva of the Sitaris, the curious intestine of the Scarabaeus, the secret of the spawning of the weevil, and the ingenious mechanisms of the musical instruments of the Decticus and the Cicada.