| Pronunciation: | | `zIgu'morfik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] (biology) capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis |
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ZYGOMORPHIC is a 11 letter word that starts with Z. |
| | Synonyms: | | bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphous |
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| | Antonyms: | | actinomorphic, actinomorphous |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Zyg`o*mor"phic\, Zygomorphous \Zyg`o*mor"phous\, a.
[Gr. ? a yoke + ? form.] (Biol.)
Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of
organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves
only in a single plane.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Of a flower or calyx or corolla: symmetrical about one plane only, usually the plane that bisects the flower vertically. Compare actinomorphic. |
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