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Noun: dimorphism  dI'mor-fi-zum
  1. (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
     
  2. (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

Derived forms: dimorphisms

See also: dimorphous

Type of: pleomorphism, polymorphism

Encyclopedia: Dimorphism

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