morphophylyBiol.|mɔːˈfɒfɪlɪ| [f.Gr. µορϕ-ή form + ϕῦλ-ον tribe + -y.] The tribal history of living forms; that branch of phylogeny which treats only of form. 1879tr.Haeckel's Evol. Man I. i. 24 Tribal history of forms (Morphophyly).1890in Century Dict.