monomorphous, a.
(mɒnəʊˈmɔːfəs)
[f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + µορϕ-ή form + -ous.]
Having only one form; exhibiting similarity of form throughout its various stages of development.
| 1839 Westwood Mod. Classif. Insects I. 17 In the Monomorphous division..the pupa continues active. 1874 Lubbock Wild Flowers ii. 37 We find monomorphous and heteromorphous species in the same genus. 1899 Albutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 472 The features of the eruption, whether monomorphous or polymorphous..are..all characteristic. |