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

To evaluate evolutionary trends, the researchers applied phylogenetic comparative methods to assess phenotypic and lineage diversification, while disparity analyses quantified the extent of morphological variation across anglerfish clades and habitats.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 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