oligomorph

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noun

Any oligomorphic organism.

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Meanings

nounoligomorph (plural oligomorphs)

plural oligomorphs

  1. rarebiologyAny oligomorphic organism.

    HLA-E is oligomorph with few alleles, and the presentation of peptide on HLA-E may serve different purposes.

    2012 September 25, Pernille B. Jørgensen, “Epstein-Barr virus Peptide Presented by HLA-E is Predominantly Recognized by CD8ᵇʳⁱᵍʰᵗ Cells in multiple Sclerosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE
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    The height-diameter ratio provides an important external characteristic of nursery stock and enables its classification into "megamorphs", "mesomorphs" and "oligomorphs".

    1972, Sergius Alexander Wilde, Soil and plant analysis for tree culture

Origin

From oligo- + -morph.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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