-morpha

noun combining form

-mor·​pha

ˈmȯrfə,

ˈmȯ(ə)fə

plural -morpha

: one or ones having (such) a form

Enteromorpha

—especially in names of zoological taxa larger than a genus

Cynomorpha

Hystricomorpha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine singular & neuter plural of -morphus -morphous, from Greek -morphos

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