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Morphosis

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
morphosis

"mode of formation," Modern Latin, from Greek morphosis "a forming, shaping," from morphe "form, shape; outward appearance" (see Morpheus).

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morphosis

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

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Morphosis (album)

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 Poland and mastered by Kris Wawrzak and Adam The First Sinner at Efektura Studio in Warsaw, October 2007. The album was originally released under Listenable Records, but was released in Brazil under by Paranoid Records in June, 2008. The recording took place in two studios in Poland; mainly at Hertz Studio, but also at Efectura Studio. All songs were written and arranged by Adam The First Sinner with assistance of Hexen, except the song Immum Coeli (Everlasting World) which was written by the assistance of both Hexen and Destroyer.

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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.