morpho

noun, plural mor·phos.

1. any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.

1. a combining form meaning “form, structure,” used in the formation of compound words: morphology.

combining form

1. indicating form or structuremorphology
2. morphememorphophonemics

before vowels morph-, word-forming element meaning “form, shape,” from comb. form of Greek morphe “form, shape; beauty, outward appearance” (see Morpheus).

pref.

1. Form; shape; structure:morphogenesis.