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Meaning of ZYGOMORPHIC

Pronunciation:  `zIgu'morfik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (biology) capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
 
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 Synonyms: bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphous
 
 Antonyms: actinomorphic, actinomorphous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 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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