dimorphism
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editdimorphism (countable and uncountable, plural dimorphisms)
- (biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
- (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
- (geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.
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editbiology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part
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biology: occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual
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geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms
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