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morphologist

/mɔrˈfɑləʤɪst/
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Other forms: morphologists

A morphologist is a person who studies the shape and structure of either living things or words, depending on their field of study.

Morphologists study form and structure. In biology, they explore how the shapes of organisms adapt to environments, such as variations in fish fins. In linguistics, they analyze word structures, understanding how different parts form meanings. For instance, a linguistic morphologist would know that the word "morphologist" comes from the Greek word morphē, which means "form," and the suffix -logist, meaning "one who studies."

Definitions of morphologist
  1. noun
    a biologist specializing in the form and structure of plants and animals
  2. noun
    a linguist specializing in the form and structure of words in a language
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