neomorph

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neomorph - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Neomorph \Ne"o*morph\, n. [Neo- + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.)
     A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is,
     not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a
     preexisting form.
     [1913 Webster]