amphimorpho

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What does amphimorpho mean?

A fictional open species of extraterrestrial shapeshifter, with a long mammalian body and ears, and four or six limbs.

Where does amphimorpho come from?

Coined by Fur Affinity user TuxedoDragon from amphi- (“opposite”) + -morph (“shape”), ostensibly because the creature can shapeshift between extreme forms. The suffix -o apparently serves to make the name sound more Romance, reminiscent of taxonomic names; this is unetymological, as the origin of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese etc. -o is Latin -us.

How to pronounce amphimorpho

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