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Webster 1913 Edition

Protomorphic

Proˊto-mor′phic

,

Adj.

[

Proto-

+ Gr.

μορφή

form.]

(Biol.)

Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form;

as, a

protomorphic

layer of tissue

.

H. Spencer.

Definition 2024

protomorphic

protomorphic

English

Adjective

protomorphic ‎(not comparable)

(biology) Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form.

a protomorphic layer of tissue

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