I. ˈmȯrf noun
Etymology: back-formation from morpheme
Date: 1947
1.
a. : allomorph
b. : a distinctive collocation of phones (as a portmanteau form) that serves as the realization of more than one morpheme in a context (as the French du for the sequence of de and le )
2.
a. : a local population of a species that consists of interbreeding organisms and is distinguishable from other populations by morphology or behavior though capable of interbreeding with them
b. : a phenotypic variant of a species
II. verb
Etymology: short for metamorphose
Date: 1985
intransitive verb
: to undergo transformation ; especially : to undergo transformation from an image of one object into that of another especially by means of computer-generated animation
transitive verb
: to change the form or character of : transform
III. abbreviation
morphology