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morphophyly.

The direct study of the evolution of forms rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The direct study of the evolution of forms rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

    historical · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Simplified learned borrowing from German Morphophylogenie, itself from morph- + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of morpho- + phylogeny to morpho- (“shape”) + -phyly (“tribehood”).

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