mor|pho

mor|pho
mor|pho «MR foh», noun, plural -phos or -phoes.
a large South American butterfly with iridescent colors, especially a brilliant blue, on the wings.
[< New Latin Morpho the genus name < Greek Morphō, an epithet of Aphrodite, (literally) shapely < morph form, shape]

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  • mor´pho|pho|ne´mi|cal|ly — mor|pho|pho|ne|mic «MR foh fuh NEE mihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with morphophonemes or the phonemic variations of morphemes: »The plurals of substantives and the third person present singular forms of verbs show interesting… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|pho|ne|mic — «MR foh fuh NEE mihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with morphophonemes or the phonemic variations of morphemes: »The plurals of substantives and the third person present singular forms of verbs show interesting morphophonemic features in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|pho|neme — «MOR fuh FOH neem», noun. any one of a set of phonemes that is a variant of a morpheme. Example: The phonemes s, z, and iz are morphophonemes of the plural morpheme s in such words as books, dogs, and houses …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor´pho|ge|net´i|cal|ly — mor|pho|ge|net|ic «MR fuh juh NEHT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with morphogenesis. –mor´pho|ge|net´i|cal|ly adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|ge|net|ic — «MR fuh juh NEHT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with morphogenesis. –mor´pho|ge|net´i|cal|ly adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor´pho|log´i|cal|ly — mor|pho|log|i|cal «MR fuh LOJ uh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with morphology; relating to form; structural. –mor´pho|log´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|log|i|cal — «MR fuh LOJ uh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with morphology; relating to form; structural. –mor´pho|log´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|pho|ne|mics — «MR foh fuh NEE mihks», noun. the study of the variations in the phonemic structure of morphemes …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|pho|no|log|i|cal — «MR fuh FOH nuh LOJ uh kuhl», adjective. of, having to do with or characteristic of morophonology …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|pho|pho|nol|o|gy — «MR fuh foh NOL uh jee», noun. the study of the phonological variations occurring in morphemes …   Useful english dictionary

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