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DIMORPHOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Occurring or existing in two different forms

Example:

dimorphous organisms

Synonyms:

dimorphic; dimorphous

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

dimorphism ((biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))

dimorphism ((chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms)

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