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di·mor·phism
 dimorphism
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- pronunciation:
- daI
mor
fih
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the existence of two forms of a species that differ in morphology as, for example, in sexual dimorphism of birds.
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the existence within a single organism of two different forms of the same part, such as two different forms of leaf in the same plant.
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| definition 3: |
in chemistry, the existence of two different crystalline forms of a substance.
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