-morphi

noun plural combining form

-mor·​phi

ˈmȯrˌfī,

ˈmȯ(ə)ˌ-

: ones having (such) a form

—in names of fish taxa larger than a genus

Halecomorphi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plural of -morphus -morphous

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