dimorphism

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ -morphism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/

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Noun

dimorphism (countable and uncountable, 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.

Derived terms

• sexual dimorphism

Related terms

• dimorphic
• dimorphous

Translations

biology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part

• Catalan: dimorfisme m
• Finnish: dimorfismi (fi), kaksimuotoisuus
• French: dimorphisme (fr) m
• Greek: διμορφισμός (el) m (dimorfismós)
• Icelandic: tvíbreytni f
• Irish: démhorfacht f
• Italian: dimorfismo (it) m
• Polish: dymorfizm (pl) m, bimorfizm m
• Spanish: dimorfismo (es) m

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

• Czech: dimorfismus m
• Finnish: dimorfismi (fi), kaksimuotoisuus
• Greek: διμορφισμός (el) m (dimorfismós)
• Icelandic: tvíbreytni f
• Irish: démhorfacht f
• Polish: dymorfizm (pl) m
• Spanish: dimorfismo (es) m

geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms

• Finnish: dimorfismi (fi), kaksimuotoisuus
• Icelandic: tvíbreytni f
• Irish: démhorfacht f
• Spanish: dimorfismo (es) m

See also

• monomorphism
• polymorphism
• biform