Dimorphism
nounid
47458·updated May 18, 2026verified
(biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
polysemous
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Variants
- plural
- Dimorphisms
- possessive
- Dimorphism's
- pluralpossessive
- Dimorphisms'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
- §2
- (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
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