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theromorph

theromorph noun: any member of the Theromorpha.

Noun

theromorph (plural theromorphs)

  1. Any member of the Theromorpha.
    • This functional configuration is as different from that of monkeys as the monkeys' is from that of the theromorphs. Monkeys share with certain theromorphs the possibility of having a free hand when seated […]1993, André Leroi-Gourhan, Gesture and Speech, page 61

Forms of theromorph

pluraltheromorphs

Origin of theromorph

From thero- + -morph.

Questions about theromorph

What does theromorph mean?
Theromorph means any member of the Theromorpha.
What part of speech is theromorph?
Theromorph is a noun.
What is the plural of theromorph?
The plural of theromorph is theromorphs.

Words near theromorph in the dictionary

  1. therologic
  2. therological
  3. therologist
  4. therologists
  5. therology
  6. theromorph
  7. theromorphs
  8. Theron
  9. theront
  10. theronts
  11. therophyte

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