ZYGOMORPHIC


Meaning of ZYGOMORPHIC in English

|zīgə|mȯrfik, |zig-, -ȯ(ə)f-, -fēk adjective

also zy·go·mor·phous -fəs

Etymology: zyg- + -morphic

: bilaterally symmetrical ; specifically : capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis

the zygomorphic pea flower

— compare actinomorphic

• zy·go·mor·phism ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmȯ(r)ˌfizəm noun -s

• zy·go·mor·phy ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmȯrfē noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.