What does "monomorphic" mean?
Having or existing in a single shape or form.
Monomorphic
/ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Having or existing in a single shape or form.
- Grammar: monomorphic is listed as adj.
- Nearest alternatives: homostylic.
- Useful contrasts: amorphic, multiform, polymorphic.
- Usage evidence: If, in fact, in L. funebris there is no sex marker on the song elements themselves, then a young bird must be able to sex its tutor. The same is true if the individuals were predisposed to produce the total vocabulary of any population, or of both sexes in their own population, and then under experience had to suppress a sex-specific subset of that repertoire. It seems unrealistic to assume the reverse, that a parent bird can sex by some hidden cues newly hatched sexually monomorphic offspring and direct its own vocabulary to consexual young only.
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having or existing in a single shape or form. not-comparable
"If, in fact, in L. funebris there is no sex marker on the song elements themselves, then a young bird must be able to sex its tutor. The same is true if the individuals were predisposed to produce the total vocabulary of any population, or of both sexes in their own population, and then under experience had to suppress a sex-specific subset of that repertoire. It seems unrealistic to assume the reverse, that a parent bird can sex by some hidden cues newly hatched sexually monomorphic offspring and direct its own vocabulary to consexual young only."
- 2 Invariant across a species. not-comparable
"Common immunohistochemical markers of this lymphoma include CD2, CD56, CD3, and T-cell receptors. 7 Typically, the histology of these lymphomas are characterized by monomorphic inflammatory cellular infiltrates, which may be diffuse or show angiocentricity and angiodestruction as well as tissue destruction. 7 Lymphoid markers from the nasal mucosal biopsy from this patient were negative for CD56 and EBER."
- 3 Taking only a single data type. not-comparable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"If, in fact, in L. funebris there is no sex marker on the song elements themselves, then a young bird must be able to sex its tutor. The same is true if the individuals were predisposed to produce the total vocabulary of any population, or of both sexes in their own population, and then under experience had to suppress a sex-specific subset of that repertoire. It seems unrealistic to assume the reverse, that a parent bird can sex by some hidden cues newly hatched sexually monomorphic offspring and direct its own vocabulary to consexual young only."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "monomorphic"?
Common synonyms include: homostylic.
How do you use "monomorphic" in a sentence?
If, in fact, in L. funebris there is no sex marker on the song elements themselves, then a young bird must be able to sex its tutor. The same is true if the individuals were predisposed to produce the total vocabulary of any population, or of both sexes in their own population, and then under experience had to suppress a sex-specific subset of that repertoire. It seems unrealistic to assume the reverse, that a parent bird can sex by some hidden cues newly hatched sexually monomorphic offspring and direct its own vocabulary to consexual young only.
How do you pronounce "monomorphic"?
Pronounced /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/.
Etymology
From mono- (“one”) + -morphic (“of a form”).