(adj) having no definite form or distinct shape, Syn. formless, shapeless, Example:amorphous clouds of insects; an aggregate of formless particles; a shapeless mass of protoplasm
(adj) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult, Syn. hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic
(adj) of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks), Syn. metamorphous, Example:metamorphic stage; marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)