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morphosis

/mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
mor-pho-sis
IPA
/mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.

Etymology

From Late Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɔɹfoʊsɪs/
  • British English: /mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/

Inflected Forms

morphoses (plural)

Derived Forms

anthropomorphosis coremorphosis cytomorphosis epimorphosis gerontomorphosis heteromorphosis holomorphosis homomorphosis hypermorphosis hypomorphosis pathomorphosis pedomorphosis

Questions

How do you pronounce morphosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/.
What does morphosis mean?
The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.
Where does morphosis come from?
From Late Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

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