dimorphism

English

Etymology

di- + -morphism

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /daɪˈmɔː(ɹ)fɪzəm/

Noun

dimorphism (plural dimorphisms)

1. (biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
2. (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
3. (geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.

Translations

biology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part

• Finnish: dimorfismi (fi), kaksimuotoisuus (fi)

biology: occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual

• Finnish: dimorfismi (fi), kaksimuotoisuus (fi)

geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms

• Finnish: dimorfismi (fi), kaksimuotoisuus (fi)

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• Icelandic: tvíbreytni f
• Irish: démhorfacht (ga) f

• Spanish: dimorfismo m

Related terms

• dimorphic
• dimorphous

Derived terms

• sexual dimorphism

See also

• polymorphism