morphological

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The company’s chief science officer, Beth Shapiro, has explained that they employ the morphological species concept, which basically means: “If they look like this animal, they are this animal.”

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

Pupils are taught using a system called the morphological approach, which uses a series of icons to make a visual link between meaning and spelling, instead of students being taught using phonics.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

"This is an indication of morphological changes caused by the virus, which can also be observed in other viral diseases," according to the researchers.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

"Over several weeks, they not only reshaped their morphological features, but also had a completely different feeding behavior, typical of a cydippid larva."

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

The next Tally was a much more standard morphological model, with almond-shaped brown eyes, straight black hair with long bangs, the dark lips set to maximum fullness.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld