oligomorph

English

Etymology

oligo- +‎ -morph

Noun

oligomorph (plural oligomorphs)

1. (biology, very rare) Any oligomorphic organism.
   • 1972, Sergius Alexander Wilde, Soil and plant analysis for tree culture:

     The height-diameter ratio provides an important external characteristic of nursery stock and enables its classification into "megamorphs", "mesomorphs" and "oligomorphs".

   • 2012 September 25, Pernille B. Jørgensen, “Epstein-Barr virus Peptide Presented by HLA-E is Predominantly Recognized by CD8^bright Cells in multiple Sclerosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE:

     HLA-E is oligomorph with few alleles, and the presentation of peptide on HLA-E may serve different purposes.