cyclomorphosis

noun

cy·​clo·​mor·​pho·​sis

plural cyclomorphoses

-ˌsēz

: cyclically recurrent polymorphism occurring especially in marine planktonic animals possibly in response to seasonal changes in environmental salinity

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cycl- + -morphosis

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