dimorphism C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /daɪˈmɔrfɪzəm/ UK /daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #357323 Meanings 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 noun (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) 3 noun (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms 4 noun The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. Thesaurus Word family Forms dimorphic Derived forms isodimorphismsexodimorphism Related forms biformdimorphicdimorphousmonomorphismpolymorphism Etymology From di- + -morphism. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dimorphism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /daɪˈmɔrfɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 357323 ## Meanings 1. The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. 2. (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) 3. (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms 4. The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. ## Examples - This is also done for Dizygopleura landesi Roth and Eukloedenella pontotocensis Lundin, new species, which illustrate domiciliar (kloedenellid) dimorphism. ## Derived Forms - isodimorphism - sexodimorphism ## Related Forms - biform - dimorphic - dimorphous - monomorphism - polymorphism ## Etymology From di- + -morphism. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown