"morphospace" meaning in English

See morphospace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: morphospaces [plural]
Etymology: From morpho- + space. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|morpho|space}} morpho- + space Head templates: {{en-noun}} morphospace (plural morphospaces)
  1. (biology) A graphical representation of all the morphologies an organism could or does have, each point of which represents an individual shape. Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: ecospace

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