morphology
//mɔːˈfɒlədʒi//
Noun
morphologySingular
morphologiesPlural
1
The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms.
The professor specializes in the morphology of marine invertebrates.
2
The branch of linguistics that studies the structure and formation of words, including inflection, derivation, and compounding.
In morphology class, we learned how prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.
3
The form and structure of something, especially an organism or a word.
Scientists studied the morphology of the butterfly's wings.