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单词 morpho
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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 morpho

First 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 morpho

morphic 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
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Example sentences from the Web for morpho

  • In the broad alleys of the forest, several species of Morpho were common.

    Oregon and Eldorado|Thomas Bulfinch
  • The largest specimens of Morpho Cisseis measure seven inches and a half in expanse.

    Oregon and Eldorado|Thomas Bulfinch
  • Helicons came, and once a morpho, the latter a great rarity away from the interior of the woods.

    The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for morpho

morpho-

before a vowel morph-


combining form

indicating 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 morpho

morpho-

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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