microcharacter
Meanings
noun
- A character, or distinguishing trait, observable via microscopy.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English microcharacter From micro- (“revealed by microscopic examination”) + character (“a distinguishing feature of a taxon”).
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