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protomorph
protomorph n.
Brit. 
/ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)mɔːf/
, /ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)mɔːf/U.S. /ˈproʊdəˌmɔrf/
an original or undeveloped form of something./ˈproʊdəˌmɔrf/ΘΚΠ
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1876 J. J. G. Wilkinson On Human Sci. 58 The growth of evils from their first wicked thoughts or germs, from their true protomorphs, tiny and unperceived, to monstrous destructions.
1910 Amer. Anthropologist 12 612/1 Sexual dimorphism is greater with the ‘higher’ races, the divergence being least in the protomorphs.
1994 B. C. Caldwell Beyond Positivism iv. 61 In later work Harré expands his taxonomy of models..to include homeomorphs.., paramorphs.., and an ill-defined third group, which he labels protomorphs.
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