-morphae

noun plural combining form

-mor·​phae

ˈmȯrˌfē,

ˈmȯ(ə)ˌ-

: ones having (such) a form

—in names of zoological taxa, especially of birds, larger than a genus

Psittacomorphae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine plural of -morphus -morphous

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