Morph: meaning, definitions and examples
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morph
[ mษหrf ]
biology
A distinct form or variant of a plant, animal, or other organism that arises from a single parent.
Examples of usage
- 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.
linguistics
To undergo a gradual process of change from one phonological or morphological form to another.
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:
๐ต๐น morfologia
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฐเฅเคช
๐ฉ๐ช Morphologie
๐ฎ๐ฉ morfologi
๐บ๐ฆ ะผะพััะพะปะพะณัั
๐ต๐ฑ morfologia
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฝขๆ ๅญฆ (keitai-gaku)
๐ซ๐ท morphologie
๐ช๐ธ morfologรญa
๐น๐ท morfoloji
๐ฐ๐ท ํํํ (hyeongtaehak)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนูู ุงูุชุดูู (ilm at-tashakul)
๐จ๐ฟ morfologie
๐ธ๐ฐ morfolรณgia
๐จ๐ณ ๅฝขๆๅญฆ (xรญngtร i xuรฉ)
๐ธ๐ฎ morfologija
๐ฎ๐ธ morfรณlรณgรญa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะผะพััะพะปะพะณะธั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แคแแแแแแ (morphologia)
๐ฆ๐ฟ morfologiya
๐ฒ๐ฝ morfologรญa
Etymology
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.
See also: geomorphology, metamorphosis, morpheme, morphing, morphology, polymorphic.