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Morphologic

Morphologic \Mor`pho*log"ic\, Morphological \Mor`pho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. morphologique.] (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. -- Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

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morphologic

a. Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological

WordNet
morphologic
  1. adj. relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; "morphological differences" [syn: morphological, structural]

  2. relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language [syn: morphological]

  3. pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: geomorphologic, geomorphological, morphological, structural]

Usage examples of "morphologic".

Munk hurries to elucidate, "branches genetic variants on the human genome, not just morphologic changes like the gender shifts and body-shaping of morphs, but whole new neurologies, new biokinetic paradigms, new species.

A more recent study of the claim of evolutionary transition of types, as opposed to the uncontroversial fact of variation within types stated: "The known fossil record fails to document a single example of phyletic (gradual) evolution accomplishing a major morphologic transition and hence offers no evidence that the gradualistic school can be valid.