theromorph

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noun

Any member of the Theromorpha.

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Meanings

nountheromorph (plural theromorphs)

plural theromorphs

  1. biologyAny member of the Theromorpha.

    This functional configuration is as different from that of monkeys as the monkeys' is from that of the theromorphs. Monkeys share with certain theromorphs the possibility of having a free hand when seated […]

    1993, André Leroi-Gourhan, Gesture and Speech, page 61

Origin

From thero- + -morph.

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APA

theromorph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theromorph

MLA

“theromorph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theromorph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theromorph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theromorph.

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