zygomorphic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
    zygomorphous; bilaterally symmetrical.

WordNet

Zyg`o*mor"phic, Zyg`o*mor"phous adjective (Also<
  • Zygomorphic
  • Zygomorphous
)
Etymology
Gr. a yoke + form.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves only in a single plane.

Webster 1913