tectology

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noun

A Haeckelian division of morphology; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual.

OriginAncient Greek τέκτων →
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Meanings

nountectology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA Haeckelian division of morphology; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτέκτων“a carpenter”
  2. Englishtectology

Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “a carpenter”) + -logy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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