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plesiomorph

plesiomorph noun: an organism which represents a primitive state of evolution relative to another organism.

Noun

plesiomorph (plural plesiomorphs)

  1. An organism which represents a primitive state of evolution relative to another organism.

Forms of plesiomorph

pluralplesiomorphs

Origin of plesiomorph

From plesio- + -morph.

Words formed from plesiomorph

Questions about plesiomorph

What does plesiomorph mean?
Plesiomorph means an organism which represents a primitive state of evolution relative to another organism.
What part of speech is plesiomorph?
Plesiomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of plesiomorph?
The plural of plesiomorph is plesiomorphs.

Words near plesiomorph in the dictionary

  1. plesiochelyids
  2. plesiochronous
  3. plesiohedra
  4. plesiohedron
  5. plesiometacarpal
  6. plesiomorph
  7. plesiomorphic
  8. plesiomorphically
  9. plesiomorphies
  10. plesiomorphism
  11. plesiomorphous

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