micromorphicadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmɔrfɪk/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈmɔrfɪk/ Palaeontology and Botany.
Of, relating to, or consisting of micromorphs.
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1928 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 216 91 Pusey Flags. Strongly false-bedded fissile flags of sandy oolite,..generally poorly fossiliferous. Occasional micromorphic fauna.
1978 Brittonia 30 343 Being quite ancient it has developed a wide array of both life forms and micromorphic floral types.
1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) vii. 170/1 Only one genus of micromorphic adult brachiopods has this kind of structure.
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