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Way an organism develops
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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
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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.