|mȯ(r)fə|läjə̇kəl, -jēk- adjective
also mor·pho·log·ic -jik, -jēk
Etymology: morphological from morphology + -ical; morphologic from French morphologique, from morphologie morphology + -ique -ic
1. : of, relating to, or concerned with form or structure
pre-Darwinian classifications of living things were morphological rather than genetic, the attempt being made to classify according to similarities of fundamental characteristics — W.P.Kent
2. : of or relating to points for taking measurements that are present on the skeleton as well as on the living person or the cadaver — compare physiognomic
• mor·pho·log·i·cal·ly -jə̇k(ə)lē, -jēk-, -li adverb