Morphosis

//mɔɹfoʊsɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

Etymology

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

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