"Zygomorphy" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Zygomorphy" Meaning

Zygomorphy refers to a figure with bilateral symmetry in the sense of two halves that are similar or mirror images of each other. This term is often used in the context of biology, particularly when describing the arrangement of body parts in a symmetrical manner.

"Zygomorphy" Examples

Part of speech and meanings

A noun.
Biology and physical science.
A `zygomorphy` refers to a characteristic of organisms, humans and animals in particular, having the two sides of the body symmetrical.

5 Usage Examples:

1. The striped pattern on the zygomorphic frill of the koala is a distinctive feature that differentiates it from other marsupials.

2. Humans exhibit zygomorphy in many body parts, such as the eyes and ears, but the frontal bone of the skull and the mastoid process are normally its most notable examples.

3. Triceratops, a dinosaur genus, displayed a distinctive zygomorphic frill which ran vertically along its neck higher than its eyes.

4. In 1830, the German zoologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer used the term»zygomorphy«to describe the cheekbones on the Maxillary bone formed from two bones.

5. Some mammals exhibit strong zygomorphy. An example is the rabbit, where two bones of the maxilla stand on both sides of the underside jaw, represented by ridges of ridge bone in the back along the sides as above, along which the host canal under the eye.