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A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form bion, a physiological individual. See Tectology. Haeckel.

The laws of organic formation.

The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from the tribal history of functions. Haeckel.

The order or mode of development of an organ or part.

Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; as, morphotic, or tissue, proteids. Foster.

A louse. Hudibras.

Same as 1st Morris.

A morris dancer. [Obs.]

See Mormal.

A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.

A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or raised.

A Moorish pike. [Obs.]

A round hill or point of land; hence, Morro castle, a castle on a hill.

See Marrot.

Morning. [Obs.] "White as morrow's milk." Bp. Hall. We loved he by the morwe a sop in wine. Chaucer.

The walrus. See Walrus.

A telegraphic alphabet in very general use, inventing by Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dashes impressed or printed on paper, as, .- (A), -... (B), -.. (D), . (E), .. (O), ... (R), -- (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light, etc., with greater or less inte…

The telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces, invented by Samuel B. Morse. The Alphabetic code which is in use in North America is given below. In length, or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three dots; the space between the elements of a letter is equal to one dot; the interval in spaced le…

A little bite or bit of food. Chaucer. Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. South.

A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.