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morphosis

/mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/US/mɔɹfoʊsɪs/

morphosis noun: the way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.

Noun

morphosis (plural morphoses)

  1. The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.

morphosis meaning in Tamil

morphosis in Tamil

உருவமைப்பு வளர்ச்சிமுறை

Forms of morphosis

pluralmorphoses

Origin of morphosis

From Late Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

Words formed from morphosis

Questions about morphosis

What does morphosis mean?
Morphosis means the way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.
What is morphosis in Tamil?
Morphosis in Tamil is உருவமைப்பு வளர்ச்சிமுறை. See Morphosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is morphosis?
Morphosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce morphosis?
Morphosis is pronounced /mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of morphosis?
The plural of morphosis is morphoses.

Words near morphosis in the dictionary

  1. morphosemantic
  2. morphosemantically
  3. morphosemantics
  4. morphosensitive
  5. morphoses
  6. morphosis
  7. morphospace
  8. morphospaces
  9. morphospecies
  10. morphostage
  11. morphostages

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Adapted from Wiktionary: morphosis (page history and authors); morphosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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