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DIMORPHISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("dimorphism" is a kind of...):
polymorphism ((biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("dimorphism" is a kind of...):
pleomorphism; polymorphism ((chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
