ephemeromorphn.

/ɪˈfɛmərəʊˌmɔːf/

Etymology: < Greek ἐϕήμερος (see ephemera n.²) + μορϕή form.

Biology. rare.

Used by Bastian as a general name for the lowest forms of life, which cannot be assigned definitely to either the animal or vegetable kingdom.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > proto-organism > [noun]

monad1826

proto-organism1860

cytode1869

Protista1869

protist1873

ephemeromorph1874

protistan1890

1874 Bastian in Contemp. Rev. XXIII. 708 The song of the Ephemeromorphs might be, in the words of Ovid, ‘Corpora vertantur; nec quod fuimusve, sumusve, Cras erimus’.

1876 Bastian in Contemp. Rev. Jan. 243 These creatures of circumstances, which become metamorphosed in a most striking and apparently irregular manner, I have proposed to include under the general designation of ‘Ephemeromorphs’.

Derivatives

eˌphemeroˈmorphic adj.

ΚΠ

1880 H. C. Bastian Brain i. 6 The ephemeromorphic assemblage of vital forms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	ephemeromorph
释义	ephemeromorphn. /ɪˈfɛmərəʊˌmɔːf/ Etymology: < Greek ἐϕήμερος (see ephemera n.²) + μορϕή form. Biology. rare. Used by Bastian as a general name for the lowest forms of life, which cannot be assigned definitely to either the animal or vegetable kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > proto-organism > [noun] monad1826 proto-organism1860 cytode1869 Protista1869 protist1873 ephemeromorph1874 protistan1890 1874 Bastian in Contemp. Rev. XXIII. 708 The song of the Ephemeromorphs might be, in the words of Ovid, ‘Corpora vertantur; nec quod fuimusve, sumusve, Cras erimus’. 1876 Bastian in Contemp. Rev. Jan. 243 These creatures of circumstances, which become metamorphosed in a most striking and apparently irregular manner, I have proposed to include under the general designation of ‘Ephemeromorphs’. Derivatives eˌphemeroˈmorphic adj. ΚΠ 1880 H. C. Bastian Brain i. 6 The ephemeromorphic assemblage of vital forms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1874
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