morphological
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- morphologically adverb
Example Sentences
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The company’s chief science officer, Beth Shapiro, has explained that they employ the morphological species concept, which basically means: “If they look like this animal, they are this animal.”
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025
Pupils are taught using a system called the morphological approach, which uses a series of icons to make a visual link between meaning and spelling, instead of students being taught using phonics.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
"Over several weeks, they not only reshaped their morphological features, but also had a completely different feeding behavior, typical of a cydippid larva."
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
Studies of sticklebacks, for example, have shown that different populations that moved from salt to freshwater consistently underwent the same morphological and physiological changes to organs such as their kidneys, with genetic changes to match.
From Science Magazine • May 23, 2024
The next Tally was a much more standard morphological model, with almond-shaped brown eyes, straight black hair with long bangs, the dark lips set to maximum fullness.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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