cyclomorphosis

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noun

Cyclic or seasonal changes in morphology.

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Meanings

nouncyclomorphosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyCyclic or seasonal changes in morphology.

    The most conspicuous cyclomorphosis involves the formation of body processes and spines or the development of crests.

    2007, Winfried Lampert, Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams, page 192

Origin

From cyclo- + -morph + -osis.

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cyclomorphosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclomorphosis

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“cyclomorphosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclomorphosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclomorphosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclomorphosis.

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