dimorphism

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.

   This is also done for Dizygopleura landesi Roth and Eukloedenella pontotocensis Lundin, new species, which illustrate domiciliar (kloedenellid) dimorphism.

2. 2
   noun

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

3. 3
   noun

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

4. 4
   noun

   The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.

From di- + -morphism.

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