morphospace en · NOUN
Etymology
From morpho- + space.
Meanings
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A graphical representation of all the morphologies an organism could or does have, each point of which represents an individual shape.
Spirals, soap films within wire forms compared to planktonic shapes, and the morpho-space shared by the skulls of chimp, baboon and human
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 139:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morphospaces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |