What is "zygomorphic"

Zygomorphic \Zyg`o*mor"phic\, Zygomorphous \Zyg`o*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + ? form.] (Biol.) Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves only in a single plane.

a. (context biology English) having bilateral symmetry

adj. capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphous] [ant: actinomorphic]