DIMORPHIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does dimorphic mean? • DIMORPHIC (adjective)
The adjective DIMORPHIC has 1 sense:
1. occurring or existing in two different forms
Familiarity information: DIMORPHIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIMORPHIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Occurring or existing in two different forms
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
dimorphic; dimorphous
Context examples:
dimorphic crystals / dimorphous organisms
Pertainym:
dimorphism ((biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
dimorphism ((chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms)
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