morpho

See also: Morpho, morphò, and morpho-

English

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Morpho, from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ, “the Shapely One”) (a name of Aphrodite).

Noun

morpho (plural morphos)

1. Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.
   • 1992, Robert Michael Pyle, Sarah Anne Hughes, Roger Tory Peterson, Handbook for Butterfly Watchers, page 240:

     Another area visited by butterfly tours for its prolific blue morphos and other brilliant butterflies is Tingo Maria Parque Nacional and vicinity.

Derived terms

• Lympharis morpho
• stub-tailed morpho

Italian

Verb

morpho

1. first-person singular present indicative of morphare