dimorphism
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1. (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | polymorphism, |
| definition | : | (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) (noun.phenomenon) |
2. (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | pleomorphism, polymorphism, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
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