morphon

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μορφῶν (morphôn), present participle of the verb μορφάω (morpháō, form). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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morphon (plural morphons)

  1. (biology, archaic) A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, according to Ernst Haeckel.[1]
  2. (linguistics) A unit of morphology.

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