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life form

life form noun: the morphology present during a phase in the life cycle of an organism that distinguishes that phase from other phases. Also the alternative form of lifeform.

Noun

life form (plural life forms)

  1. The morphology present during a phase in the life cycle of an organism that distinguishes that phase from other phases.

Also used as

life form is also the alternative form of lifeform.

Forms of life form

plurallife forms

Questions about life form

What does life form mean?
Life form means the morphology present during a phase in the life cycle of an organism that distinguishes that phase from other phases.
What part of speech is life form?
Life form is a noun.
What is the plural of life form?
The plural of life form is life forms.

Words near life form in the dictionary

  1. life expectancy
  2. life extension
  3. life extensions
  4. life force
  5. life forces
  6. life form
  7. life forms
  8. life goal
  9. life goals
  10. life goes on
  11. Life Guards

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