organophyly
The direct study of the evolution of the forms of biological organs and systems of…The direct study of the evolution of the forms of biological organs and systems of organs rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.
Meaning
1 senses(historical, rare, uncountable)The direct study of the evolution of the forms of biological organs and systems of organs rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.
Origin
Simplified learned borrowing from German Organophylogenie, itself from organo- + PhylogeniSimplified learned borrowing from German Organophylogenie, itself from organo- + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of organo- + phylogeny to organo- (“biological tissue”) + -phyly (“tribehood”).
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Antonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable