1. the study of the forms and structure of organisms or their parts
Usage: biology
2. the study of the forms of words and their formation
Usage: linguistics
3. the form and structure of something

Examples

• The researchers compared the morphologies of different bird species.
• Plant morphologies vary greatly between desert and rainforest environments.
• Students studied the morphologies of English verbs in their linguistics class.
• The morphologies of these ancient languages show interesting similarities.
• Cell morphologies can indicate different stages of development.
• The software analyzes the morphologies of crystal structures.
• Comparative morphologies help scientists understand evolutionary relationships.