n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ r-( ˌ )f ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural morphos
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek Morph ō , epithet of Aphrodite
Date: 1853
: any of a genus ( Morpho of the family Morphoidae) of large showy tropical American butterflies that typically have a brilliant blue metallic luster on the upper surface of the wings