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Re:The zoology and biochemistry of xenomorphs from the Alien... by actionfromafar on Monday December 02, 2024 @10:47AM (#42297300)
But they morph to resemble their hosts?
Re:The zoology and biochemistry of xenomorphs from the Alien... by WorldMaker on Monday December 02, 2024 @03:28PM (#42300065)
The "morph" in "xenomorph" as a purely Greek scientific jargon construction mostly just means "shape". It is interesting in English "morph" as a verb has come to mean "change shape", and it is possible the users of the term in the franchise do intend that. But technically if that were the intended meaning it would be something closer to "xenotransmorph".
Re:The zoology and biochemistry of xenomorphs from the Alien... by MrVandemar on Monday December 02, 2024 @07:24PM (#42301855)
The use of the term "xenomorph" in the film predates the development of the morphing technology, seen early on in Willow, The Abyss, and it largely entered popular perception after T2 in the early 90s. So: no.
Re:The zoology and biochemistry of xenomorphs from the Alien... by Apocryphon on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @03:02AM (#42303936)
Same morph as in polymorphism.