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pleisiomorph

pleisiomorph noun: a characteristic of an organism that has been acquired from its ancestors.

Noun

pleisiomorph (plural pleisiomorphs)

  1. A characteristic of an organism that has been acquired from its ancestors.
    Antonyms:
    apomorph

Antonyms of pleisiomorph

Forms of pleisiomorph

pluralpleisiomorphs

Origin of pleisiomorph

From plesio- + -morph.

Words formed from pleisiomorph

Questions about pleisiomorph

What does pleisiomorph mean?
Pleisiomorph means a characteristic of an organism that has been acquired from its ancestors.
What part of speech is pleisiomorph?
Pleisiomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of pleisiomorph?
The plural of pleisiomorph is pleisiomorphs.

Words near pleisiomorph in the dictionary

  1. pleiotropism
  2. pleiotropisms
  3. pleiotropy
  4. pleiotypic
  5. pleioxeny
  6. pleisiomorph
  7. pleisiomorphic
  8. pleisiomorphs
  9. Pleistocene
  10. Pleistocenic
  11. pleistophyte

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