morpho-, morph-, -morphous, -morphically, -morphia, -morphosis, -morphously, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism +
(Greek: shape, form, figure, appearance)
Origins of morpho- words
The Roman god of sleep is Somnus; so, when we are sleepy, we are "somnolent". Sleep walking is "somnambulism" which in Latin means exactly the same thing; that is, "sleepwalking".
The son of Somnus is Morpheus, the god of dreams, indicating that sleep gives birth to dreams. Morpheus goes back through Latin to the Greek word for "form" or "shape" because dreams are forms and shapes developed in the mind while sleeping.
tauromorphic
A reference to, or characterized, by the form of a bull.
tauromorphous
Having the form, or shape, of a bull.
tauromorphy
Shaped like a bull or having the head or horns of a bull.
teramorphous
1. Having a monstrous form or nature.
2. Shaped like a monster.
2. Shaped like a monster.
tetramorph
1. In Christian art, the union of the four attributes of the evangelists in one figure, winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes.
2. The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes.
2. The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes.
tetramorphic
A reference to having four different forms.
tetramorphism
Characterized by displaying four different forms.
tetramorphy
An arrangement of four different elements, shapes, or forms.
theomorphic, theomorphism
In the form or likeness of a deity; having a godlike form or aspect.
theriomorph, theriomorphism, theriomorphous, theriomorphic
1. A representation of an animal form in art.
2. Having the form or characteristics of a wild animal.
3. A reference to a deity worshipped in the form of a beast; partly animal and partly human in form.
2. Having the form or characteristics of a wild animal.
3. A reference to a deity worshipped in the form of a beast; partly animal and partly human in form.
theromorph, theromorphia, theromorphism
An animal form or shape.
thigmomorphic
A descriptive word for a change in form as a result of being touched.
thigmomorphosis
1. A change in form due to contact or touch.
2. Structural change due to contact.
2. Structural change due to contact.
trimorphic
1. Having flowers with pistils and stamens of three different relative lengths.
2. In zoology, exhibiting three different forms (colorations, etc.) in different individuals of a species, or of a colony of polyps.
2. In zoology, exhibiting three different forms (colorations, etc.) in different individuals of a species, or of a colony of polyps.
trimorphism
1. A condition in which there are three distinct forms; such as, a plant or an insect.
2. Existence under three forms, as in holometabolous insects that pass through larval, pupal, and imago stages.
2. Existence under three forms, as in holometabolous insects that pass through larval, pupal, and imago stages.
