morpho

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noun

Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.

Origintranslingual Morpho ← Ancient Greek μορφώ →
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Meanings

nounmorpho (plural morphos)

plural morphos

  1. Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.

    Another area visited by butterfly tours for its prolific blue morphos and other brilliant butterflies is Tingo Maria Parque Nacional and vicinity.

    1992, Robert Michael Pyle, Sarah Anne Hughes, Roger Tory Peterson, Handbook for Butterfly Watchers, page 240

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμορφώ“the Shapely One”
  2. translingualMorpho
  3. Englishmorpho

From the genus name, translingual Morpho, from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ, “the Shapely One”) (a name of Aphrodite).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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