morphic, a. Biol.
(ˈmɔːfɪk)
[f. Gr. µορϕή form: see -ic.]
Of or pertaining to form; relating to the anatomical shape; morphological.
| 1868 E. D. Cope Orig. Fittest (1887) 111 The majority of specific characters are..‘morphic’ as distinguished from developmental. 1894 Buckman Inf. Ool. Ammonites (Palæont. Soc.) 382 Morphic equivalents must always be compared. Ibid. 444 Such forms are only morphic equivalents. |