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Pleomorphism

nounid 114112·updated May 18, 2026
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(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
polymorphism
plural
Pleomorphisms
possessive
Pleomorphism's
pluralpossessive
Pleomorphisms'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms
§2
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms
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