单词 | morpho |
释义 | morpho[ mawr-foh ] / ˈmɔr foʊ / noun, plural mor·phos.any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots. Also called morpho butterfly. Origin of morphoFirst recorded in 1850–55; from New Latin Morphō, genus name, from Greek Morphṓ “the Shapely, the Beautiful” (an epithet of Aphrodite in Sparta), akin to morphḗ “form, shape, figure, beauty” Words nearby morphomorphic resonance, morphine, morphing, morphinism, -morphism, morpho, morphogenesis, morphogenetic movement, morphol., morpholine, morpholino Definition for morpho (2 of 2)morpho- a combining form meaning “form, structure,” used in the formation of compound words: morphology. Also especially before a vowel, morph-. Compare -morph, -morphic, -morphism, -morphous. Origin of morpho-<Greek, combining form of morphḗ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for morpho
British Dictionary definitions for morphomorpho- before a vowel morph-combining formindicating form or structuremorphology morphememorphophonemics Word Origin for morpho-from Greek morphē form, shape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for morphomorpho- pref.Form; shape; structure:morphogenesis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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