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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. occurring or existing in two different forms;
- Example: "dimorphic crystals"
- Example: "dimorphous organisms"
[syn: dimorphic, dimorphous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dimorphous \Di*mor"phous\, a. [Cf. F. dimorphe.]
   1. (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two
      distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
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   2. (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally
      different, while having the same chemical composition.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dimorphous
    adj 1: occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic
           crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" [syn: dimorphic,
           dimorphous]