English Explanatory Dictionary

morpho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.

Word forms

morpho morphos

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Morpho, from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ, “the Shapely One”) (a name of Aphrodite).

Derived words

Lympharis morpho stub-tailed morpho
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