Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 6–8: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: morph

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  1. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
    Swathed in silk, I feel like a caterpillar in a cocoon awaiting metamorphosis. Mockingjay
  2. morphology
    the study of the structure of animals and plants
  3. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  4. polymorphous
    having or occurring in several distinct forms
  5. morpheme
    the smallest meaningful language unit
  6. morph
    cause to change shape in a computer animation
  7. morphogenesis
    differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism
  8. morphallaxis
    regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part
  9. dimorphism
    (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
  10. polymorph
    an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
  11. endomorph
    a heavy person with a soft and rounded body
Created on Thu May 02 23:51:08 EDT 2024 (updated Tue Sep 17 12:27:16 EDT 2024)

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