DIMORPHISM


Meaning of DIMORPHISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ fi-z ə m

Function: noun

Date: 1832

: the condition or property of being dimorphic or dimorphous: as a : the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population <sexual dimorphism > b : the existence of a part (as leaves of a plant) in two different forms

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