morphological
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌmɔrfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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morfológico
- Morphological features such as the shape and size of beaks can indicate the dietary habits of birds.
- morphological traits
- morphological similarity
- morphological characteristics
In terms of their morphological appearance under a microscope, they're really small and, and really simple.
- In terms of their morphological appearance under a microscope, they're really small and, and really simple.
- In the human context, fancy cars take on the morphological feature of the peacock's tail.
Examples
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New Zealand biologist B. Michaux did a morphological and genetic survey of four species in the snail genus Amalda.
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However, when taken as a group, sex variants displayed certain recognizable morphological patterns.
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And on longer and longer time scales, these branch out into diverse morphological types as well.
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New morphological forms appear, reaching considerable sizes.
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The fossil record documents many of these changes, and they can be explained in a functional morphological context.
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And so mangroves have these morphological adaptations.
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Although physical findings alone were inconclusive, morphological and experiential patterns were noted.
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Using scanning electron microscopy, morphological distinctions were also found in the cell-wall surfaces.
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In an elegant, multivariate study of morphological pattern, Michaux demonstrated stasis throughout the ranges of all species.
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Nearby galaxies, whose morphological category can be determined by ground-based telescopes, are picky about where they live.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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6.2
About the structure of a living body or its parts
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8.3
Relating to the shape and structure of land and living things
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8.2
Relating to the shape or structure of things
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to show how words are made from small parts like un- and -ness
Surface Forms
Morphology
morphological = morphology (transparent) = morph + ology + ical
The biological sense is built straightforwardly from 'morphology' and the adjectival suffix '-ical', referring to form or structure.
Etymology
Morphological comes from the Greek root morph meaning 'shape' or 'form', the same root in metamorphosis. For plants and animals, 'morphological' refers to their shape, parts, and physical features, so it means 'about their form and appearance'.