US /ˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒɪk/ UK /ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to the form and structure of organisms or words

    The two species show clear morphologic differences in their skulls.

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Synonyms
1 adj · relating to the form and... structuralformalconfigurational
Word family
Derived forms morphologically
Related forms morphologymorphememorph

Etymology

From morphology + -ic; morphology coined in German (Morphologie) by Goethe from Ancient Greek morphē ('form, shape') + -logia ('study of'), from logos ('word, study').

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