Morph: meaning, definitions and examples

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morph

[ mɔːrf ]

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biology

A distinct form or variant of a plant, animal, or other organism that arises from a single parent.

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Morphs can be different in size, shape, color, or other characteristics.
Male and female morphs may have different patterns of behavior.
Some butterflies exhibit seasonal morphs to adapt to changing environments.

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linguistics

To undergo a gradual process of change from one phonological or morphological form to another.

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Examples of usage

The word 'mouse' morphed from the Old English 'mus'.
In some languages, words morph to indicate tense or aspect.
She observed how the language had morphed over the centuries.

Translations

Translations of the word "morph" in other languages:

🇵🇹 morfologia

🇮🇳 रूप

🇩🇪 Morphologie

🇮🇩 morfologi

🇺🇦 морфологія

🇵🇱 morfologia

🇯🇵 形態学 (keitai-gaku)

🇫🇷 morphologie

🇪🇸 morfología

🇹🇷 morfoloji

🇰🇷 형태학 (hyeongtaehak)

🇸🇦 علم التشكل (ilm at-tashakul)

🇨🇿 morfologie

🇸🇰 morfológia

🇨🇳 形态学 (xíngtài xué)

🇸🇮 morfologija

🇮🇸 morfólógía

🇰🇿 морфология

🇬🇪 მორფოლოგია (morphologia)

🇦🇿 morfologiya

🇲🇽 morfología

Word origin

The word 'morph' originated in the late 20th century as a short form of 'metamorphosis'. It was first used in biology to describe the different forms of organisms. Later, it was adopted in the field of linguistics to refer to the gradual change in linguistic elements. The term has since become popular in various fields to describe transformations and changes.