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[[Image:UnknownBio.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An unknown type of Biomorph{{Fn|1}}]]
 
[[Image:UnknownBio.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An unknown type of Biomorph{{Fn|1}}]]
 
A '''Biomorph''' is an evolutionary adaptation of the [[Tyranid]] species developed by the [[Hive Mind]] to create the perfect killing beasts needed to defeat its current enemy. Biomorphs are symbiotic creatures organically attached to more complex Tyranid organisms, serving as their organisms primary means of attack.{{Fn|1}}
 
A '''Biomorph''' is an evolutionary adaptation of the [[Tyranid]] species developed by the [[Hive Mind]] to create the perfect killing beasts needed to defeat its current enemy. Biomorphs are symbiotic creatures organically attached to more complex Tyranid organisms, serving as their organisms primary means of attack.{{Fn|1}}
  
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==Close Combat Biomorphs==
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==Close-combat biomorphs==
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<center><gallery widths=200 heights=150>
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<center><gallery widths=180 heights=180>
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Bioplasma.jpg|link=Bio-plasma|[[Bio-plasma]]
 
 
BoneswordBit.jpg|link=Boneword|[[Bonesword]]
 
BoneswordBit.jpg|link=Boneword|[[Bonesword]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Claws and Teeth|[[Claws and Teeth]]
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RipperTeeth.jpg|link=Claws and Teeth|[[Claws and Teeth]]
 
Crushingclaw.jpg|link=Crushing Claws|[[Crushing Claws]]
 
Crushingclaw.jpg|link=Crushing Claws|[[Crushing Claws]]
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Ymgarl.png|link=Feeder Tendrils|[[Feeder Tendrils]]
 
 
LashWhipBit.jpg|link=Lash whip|[[Lash Whip]]
 
LashWhipBit.jpg|link=Lash whip|[[Lash Whip]]
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Rendingclaw.jpg|link=Rending Claws|[[Rending Claws]]
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Rendingclaws.jpg|link=Rending Claws|[[Rending Claws]]
 
ScythingTalon.jpg|link=Scything Talons|[[Scything Talons]]
 
ScythingTalon.jpg|link=Scything Talons|[[Scything Talons]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Sharpened Claws|[[Sharpened Claws]]
 
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Unknown.jpg|link=Wrecker Claws|[[Wrecker Claws]]
 
 
TailMace.jpg|link=Tail Mace|[[Tail Mace]]
 
TailMace.jpg|link=Tail Mace|[[Tail Mace]]
 
TailScythe.jpg|link=Tail Scythe|[[Tail Scythe]]
 
TailScythe.jpg|link=Tail Scythe|[[Tail Scythe]]
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Tyranidstusks.jpg|link=Tusks|[[Tusks]]
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WreckingClaw.jpg|link=Wrecker Claws|[[Wrecker Claws]]
 
WreckingBall.jpg|link=Wrecking Ball|[[Wrecking Ball]]
 
WreckingBall.jpg|link=Wrecking Ball|[[Wrecking Ball]]
 
</gallery></center>
 
</gallery></center>
  
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==Ranged Biomorphs==
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==Ranged weapon-symbiotes==
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<center><gallery widths=200 heights=150>
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<center><gallery widths=180 heights=180>
 
Acidspray.jpg|link=Acid Spray|[[Acid Spray]]
 
Acidspray.jpg|link=Acid Spray|[[Acid Spray]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Balethorn Cannon|[[Balethorn Cannon]]
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Barblauncher.jpg|[[Barblauncher]]
 
BarbedStrangler6.jpg|link=Barbed Strangler|[[Barbed Strangler]]
 
BarbedStrangler6.jpg|link=Barbed Strangler|[[Barbed Strangler]]
 
NidTitan3.jpg|link=Bio-cannon|[[Bio-cannon]]
 
NidTitan3.jpg|link=Bio-cannon|[[Bio-cannon]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Trygon|[[Trygon|Bio-electric Pulse]]
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Bioplasmiccannon.jpg|link=Bio-Plasmic Cannon|[[Bio-Plasmic Cannon]]
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Bioplasma.jpg|link=Bio-plasma|[[Bio-plasma]]
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TyranidTorpedoes.jpg|link=Bio-Torpedo|[[Bio-Torpedo]]
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Exocrine6th.jpg|link=Bio-Plasmic Cannon|[[Bio-Plasmic Cannon]]
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Deathspitter.jpg|link=Deathspitter|[[Deathspitter]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Bio-Torpedo|[[Bio-Torpedo]]
 
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ClusterSpines.jpg|link=Cluster Spines|[[Cluster Spines]]
 
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Deathspitter.jpg|link=DeathSpitter|[[Deathspitter]]
 
 
Dev6.jpg|link=Devourer|[[Devourer]]
 
Dev6.jpg|link=Devourer|[[Devourer]]
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DroolCannon.jpg|link=Drool Cannon|[[Drool Cannon]]
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Flamespurt.jpg|link=Pyrovore|[[Pyrovore|Flamespurt]]
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Enhancedsenses.jpg|link=Enhanced Senses|[[Enhanced Senses]]
 
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Pyrovore.jpg|link=Pyrovore|[[Pyrovore|Flamespurt]]
 
 
FB6.jpg|link=Fleshborer|[[Fleshborer]]
 
FB6.jpg|link=Fleshborer|[[Fleshborer]]
 
FleshborerHive.jpg|link=Fleshborer Hive|[[Fleshborer Hive]]
 
FleshborerHive.jpg|link=Fleshborer Hive|[[Fleshborer Hive]]
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FleshHooks.jpg|link=Flesh Hooks|[[Flesh Hooks]]
 
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Graspingtongue.jpg|link=Grasping Tongue|[[Grasping Tongue]]
 
 
ImpalerCannon.jpg|link=Impaler Cannon|[[Impaler Cannon]]
 
ImpalerCannon.jpg|link=Impaler Cannon|[[Impaler Cannon]]
 
PyroAcidBattery.jpg|link=Pyro-acid Battery|[[Pyro-acid Battery]]
 
PyroAcidBattery.jpg|link=Pyro-acid Battery|[[Pyro-acid Battery]]
 
Rupturecannon.jpg|link=Rupture Cannon|[[Rupture Cannon]]
 
Rupturecannon.jpg|link=Rupture Cannon|[[Rupture Cannon]]
 
Unknown.jpg|link=Ripper Tentacles|[[Ripper Tentacles]]
 
Unknown.jpg|link=Ripper Tentacles|[[Ripper Tentacles]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Seed Spores|[[Seed Spore]]{{Fn|4}}
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Shardlauncher.jpg|link=Shardlauncher|[[Shardlauncher]]
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Hiveguard6th.jpg|link=Schockcannon|[[Shockcannon]]
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Shockcannon.jpg|link=Shockcannon|[[Shockcannon]]
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Spikerifle.jpg|link=Spike Rifle|[[Spike Rifle]]
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SpikeRifle10th.jpg|link=Spike Rifle|[[Spike Rifle]]
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SpineBanks.jpg|link=Spine Banks|[[Spine Banks]]
 
 
Spinefist6.jpg|link=Spinefists|[[Spinefist]]
 
Spinefist6.jpg|link=Spinefists|[[Spinefist]]
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SporeCysts.jpg|link=Spore Cysts|[[Spore Cysts]]
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Sporeminelauncher2006.jpg|link=Spore Mine Launcher|[[Spore Mine Launcher]]
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Tyranid Biovore.jpg|link=Spore Mine Launcher|[[Spore Mine Launcher]]
 
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Unknown.jpg|link=Stinger Salvo|[[Stinger Salvo]]
 
 
Stranglethorn_Cannon.jpg|link=Stranglethorn Cannon|[[Stranglethorn Cannon]]
 
Stranglethorn_Cannon.jpg|link=Stranglethorn Cannon|[[Stranglethorn Cannon]]
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Strangle.jpg|link=Strangleweb|[[Strangleweb]]
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Strangleweb10th.jpg|link=Strangleweb|[[Strangleweb]]
 
Tentaclid2.jpg|link=Tentaclid|[[Tentaclid]]
 
Tentaclid2.jpg|link=Tentaclid|[[Tentaclid]]
 
VC6.jpg|link=Venom Cannon|[[Venom Cannon]]
 
VC6.jpg|link=Venom Cannon|[[Venom Cannon]]
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HeavyVenomCannon.jpg|link=Heavy Venom Cannon|[[Heavy Venom Cannon]]
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</gallery></center>
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==Ranged biomorphs==
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<center><gallery widths=180 heights=180>
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Bioplasma.jpg|link=Bio-plasma|[[Bio-plasma]]
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ClusterSpines.jpg|link=Cluster Spines|[[Cluster Spines]]
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DroolCannon.jpg|link=Drool Cannon|[[Drool Cannon]]
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Graspingtongue.jpg|link=Grasping Tongue|[[Grasping Tongue]]
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SpineBanks.jpg|link=Spine Banks|[[Spine Banks]]
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SporeCysts.jpg|link=Spore Cysts|[[Spore Cysts]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Stinger Salvo|[[Stinger Salvo]]
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ToxinjectorHarpoon.jpg|link=Toxinjector Harpoon|[[Toxinjector Harpoon]]
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</gallery></center>
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==Enhancement Biomorphs==
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<center><gallery widths=180 heights=180>
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Acidmaw.jpg|[[Acid Maw]]
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Enhancedsenses.jpg|link=Enhanced Senses|[[Enhanced Senses]]
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Carnifexregeneratebiomorph2005.jpg|[[Regeneration]]
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Tyranidstusks.jpg|link=Tusks|[[Tusks]]
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Ymgarl.png|link=Feeder Tendrils|[[Feeder Tendrils]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Trygon|[[Trygon|Bio-electric Pulse]]
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FleshHooks.jpg|link=Flesh Hooks|[[Flesh Hooks]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Ripper Tentacles|[[Ripper Tentacles]]
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Unknown.jpg|link=Seed Spores|[[Seed Spore]]{{Fn|4}}
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Unknown.jpg|link=Sharpened Claws|[[Sharpened Claws]]
  
 
</gallery></center>
 
</gallery></center>
  
 
==Armour Biomorphs==
 
==Armour Biomorphs==
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*[[Armoured Shell]]
 
*[[Armoured Shell]]
 
*[[Bonded Exoskeleton]]
 
*[[Bonded Exoskeleton]]
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==Support Biomorphs==
 
==Support Biomorphs==
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*[[Abhorrent Pheremones]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Abhorrent Pheremones]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Accelerated Digestion]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Accelerated Digestion]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Acid Blood]]
 
*[[Acid Blood]]
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*[[Acid Maw]]
 
 
*[[Adaptive Exoskeleton]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Adaptive Exoskeleton]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Adrenal Glands]]
 
*[[Adrenal Glands]]
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*[[Blinding Venom]]
 
*[[Blinding Venom]]
 
*[[Bio-Metallic Cyst]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Bio-Metallic Cyst]]{{Fn|3a}}
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*[[Burrowing]]{{Fn|9}}
 
*[[Chameleonic Skin]]
 
*[[Chameleonic Skin]]
 
*[[Containment Spines]]
 
*[[Containment Spines]]
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*[[Metamorphic Regrowth]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Metamorphic Regrowth]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Morphic Sinews]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Morphic Sinews]]{{Fn|3a}}
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*[[Neuronode]]
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*[[Neuropredatory Crest]]{{Fn|8}}
 
*[[Optic Membranes]]
 
*[[Optic Membranes]]
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*[[Regenerate]]
 
 
*[[Scuttlers]]
 
*[[Scuttlers]]
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*[[Secretion Goad]]
 
*[[Sporemist Spines]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Sporemist Spines]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Synaptic Augmentation]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Synaptic Augmentation]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Synaptic Enhancement]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Synaptic Enhancement]]{{Fn|3a}}
 
*[[Symbiote Rippers]]
 
*[[Symbiote Rippers]]
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*[[Teleporter Worm]]
 
*[[Thornback]]
 
*[[Thornback]]
 
*[[Thorax Swarm]]
 
*[[Thorax Swarm]]
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*[[Toxin Sacs]]
 
*[[Toxin Sacs]]
 
*[[Venom Sacs]]
 
*[[Venom Sacs]]
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*[[Voltage Field]]{{Fn|5}}
 
*[[Wings (Biomorph)|Wings]]
 
*[[Wings (Biomorph)|Wings]]
  
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*[[Arachnacyte Gland]]{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Arachnacyte Gland]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Balemind Membrane]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Dirgeheart of Kharis]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Gestation Sac]]{{Fn|7}}
 
*[[Maw-Claws of Thyrax]]
 
*[[Maw-Claws of Thyrax]]
 
*[[Norn Crown]]
 
*[[Norn Crown]]
 
*[[Miasma Cannon]]
 
*[[Miasma Cannon]]
 
*[[Mortrex Implant Attack]]
 
*[[Mortrex Implant Attack]]
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*[[The Passenger]]{{Fn|7}}
 
*[[Pathogenesis]]{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Pathogenesis]]{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Resonance Barb]]{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Resonance Barb]]{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Ymgarl Factor]]
 
*[[Ymgarl Factor]]
 
*[[Reaper of Obliterax]]
 
*[[Reaper of Obliterax]]
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*[[Scythes of Tyran]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Searhive]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Shardgullet]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Slayer Sabres]]{{Fn|6}}
 
*[[Spirit-Leech Cortex]]
 
*[[Spirit-Leech Cortex]]
 
*[[Xenogenic Acid]]{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Xenogenic Acid]]{{Fn|3}}
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{{main|Tyranid Psychic Powers}}
 
{{main|Tyranid Psychic Powers}}
  
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==See Also==
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==Trivia==
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*[[List of Lists]]
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{{Trivia}}
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*[[Genestealer Armory]]
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[[The Citadel Journal 37]] included [[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook|3rd Edition]] rules for the rare biomorphs of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Harbinger (Hive Fleet)|Harbinger]], several of which would later become published biomorphs including [[Acid Spray]], [[Regeneration]], and by different names some which could be considered precursors to the [[Venom_Cannon#Heavy_Venom_Cannon|Heavy Venom Cannon]], [[Stinger Salvo]], and the [[Fleshborer Hive]].{{Fn|9}}
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==See also==
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*[[Tyranid Bio-Weapons Thesis]]
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*[[Genestealer Armoury]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
''See respective articles.''
 
''See respective articles.''
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{{Fanatic}}
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]] pg.215-217
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]] pg.215-217
 
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''Bio-Artefacts of the Tyranids''
 
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''Bio-Artefacts of the Tyranids''
 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal]] pg.71
 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal]] pg.71
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**{{Endn|3a}}: pg.74-77
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**{{Endn|3a}}: pgs.74-77
 
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]]
 
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]]
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]], pg. 67
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (10th Edition)]], pgs. 116-117
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (9th Edition)]], pg. 71
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Kill Team: Typhon]] Dossier, pg. 24
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Citadel Journal 37]], pgs. 50-53 {{FE}}
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{{Biomorph}}
 
{{Biomorph}}
 
[[Category:Equipment (Tyranids)]]
 
[[Category:Equipment (Tyranids)]]
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[[Category:Weapons (Tyranids)| ]]
 
[[Category:Weapons (Tyranids)| ]]
 
[[Category:Weapons by Type]]
 
[[Category:Weapons by Type]]
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[[Category:Images (Tyranids - Weapons)]]
 
[[de:Biomorph]]
 
[[de:Biomorph]]
 
[[fr:Biomorphe]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 10 April 2026

An unknown type of Biomorph[1]

A Biomorph is an evolutionary adaptation of the Tyranid species developed by the Hive Mind to create the perfect killing beasts needed to defeat its current enemy. Biomorphs are symbiotic creatures organically attached to more complex Tyranid organisms, serving as their organisms primary means of attack.[1]

Close-combat biomorphs

Ranged weapon-symbiotes

Ranged biomorphs

Enhancement Biomorphs

Armour Biomorphs

Support Biomorphs

Bio-Artefacts

Bio-Artefacts are symbiotic organisms of incredible rarity.[2]

Hive Mind Psychic Powers

Main article: Tyranid Psychic Powers

Trivia

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The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

The Citadel Journal 37 included 3rd Edition rules for the rare biomorphs of Hive Fleet Harbinger, several of which would later become published biomorphs including Acid Spray, Regeneration, and by different names some which could be considered precursors to the Heavy Venom Cannon, Stinger Salvo, and the Fleshborer Hive.[9]

See also

Sources

See respective articles.

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This article or article section is based on information from a Fanatic Press publication such as Fanatic Magazine or one of its predecessors (e.g. The Citadel Journal, Necromunda Magazine, etc.). These publications regularly featured articles submitted by hobbyists, and as such, their content may or may not be in contradiction to established background lore.


Tyranid Biomorphs
Melee Bonesword • Claws and Teeth • Crushing Claws • Feeder Tendrils • Feeder Tentacle • Lash Whip • Rending Claws • Scything Talons • Sharpened Claws • Tail Mace • Tail Scythe • Tusks • Wrecking Ball
Ranged Acid Spray • Balethorn Cannon • Barblauncher • Barbed Strangler • Bio-cannon • Bio-electric Pulse • Bio-plasma • Bio-Plasmic Cannon • Bio-Torpedo • Cluster Spines • Deathspitter • Devourer • Drool Cannon • Enhanced Senses • Flamespurt • Flesh Hooks • Fleshborer Hive • Fleshborer • Grasping Tongue • Heavy Venom Cannon • Impaler Cannon • Pyro-acid Battery • Rupture Cannon • Ripper Tentacles • Seed Spore • Shardlauncher • Shockcannon • Spike Rifle • Spine Banks • Spinefist • Spore Cysts • Spore Mine Launcher • Stinger Salvo • Stranglethorn Cannon • Strangleweb • Tentaclid • Thorax Swarm • Toxinjector Harpoons • Venom Cannon
Armour Armoured Shell • Bonded Exoskeleton • Chitin • Extended Carapace • Hardened Carapace • Reinforced Chitin • Toughened Exoskeleton
Support Abhorrent Pheremones • Accelerated Digestion • Acid Blood • Acid Maw • Adaptive Exoskeleton • Adrenal Glands • Adrenaline Sac • Adrenal Webs • Bio-Metallic Cyst • Blinding Venom • Chameleonic Skin • Containment Spines • Dermic Symbiosis • Dynamic Camouflage • Enhanced Resistance • Enhanced Senses • Frag Spines • Hypermetabolic Acceleration • Implant Attack • Membranous Mobility • Metamorphic Regrowth • Morphic Sinews • Neuronode • Neuropredatory Crest • Optic Membranes • Regenerate • Secretion Goad • Sporemist Spines • Symbiote Rippers • Synaptic Augmentation • Synaptic Enhancement • Thornback • Toxic Miasma • Toxin Sacs • Venom Sacs • Wings
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