morphospecies en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- English species English morphospecies From morpho- + species.
Meanings
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A species distinguished from others only by its morphology.
Their approach is to sort specimens based on their major morphological characteristics, rather than their strict taxonomy. They named this type of pseudotaxonomy the morphospecies approach.
2002, Andrew S. Pullin, Conservation Biology, page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morphospecies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |