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Dimorphism
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biology:
The
occurrence
within a
plant
of two
distinct
forms
of any part.
●
In Biology:
The
occurrence
in an
animal
species
of two
distinct
types of individual.
●
In Geology:
A
property
of certain
substances
that
enables
them to
exist
in two
distinct
crystalline
forms.
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Origin
dimorphism
English
-morphism
English
di-
English
δία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δίς
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Related
Morphology
Plasticity
Phenotype
Variability
Variation
Differentiation
Sexuality
Heterogeneity
Phenotypic Plasticity
Sexual Selection
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