HyperDic: dimorphous

English > 1 sense of the word dimorphous:
ADJECTIVEpertdimorphous, dimorphicoccurring or existing in two different forms
English > dimorphous: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOccurring or existing in two different forms.
Example "dimorphous organisms"
Synonymdimorphic
Spanishdimórfico
Nounsdimorphism(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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